A model of the finished 'Horniman's Dream' building, which was planned to be built beneath the gardens, housing curatorial offices, storage, the library, the aquarium and visitor spaces. This model was designed to be inserted into a larger model of the Horniman Museum grounds (see ARC/HMG/BD/008/001/001).
Horniman's Dream model
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Horniman Museum: Exhibition of Rumanian Folk Art: lantern slides
object | ARC/HMG/EXH/1957/001/004/011
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Opening by Sir Archibald Geikie K.C.B., President of the Royal Society, of the Lecture Hall and New Library, Presented by Mr Emslie J. Horniman
object | ARC/HMG/PB/001/052
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Slide of a Bon monastery, Qinghai
object | ARC/BAL/002/002/007
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Poor image of village in temple setting.
object | ARC/DEZ/397/2040
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