Last spring I went from Holland to the Science Museum in London, to make digital photo's of the Prince. To my horror they had removed all the precious ship models. They seem to have stored them somewhere on an abandoned airfield in the South of London and are no longer on public display. The last time I saw them was in 1984, when I made some pictures on color slides, which turned out somewhat dark.
The removal of all ship models in musea is a worldwide phenomenon. Also in in the Amsterdam Nautical museum there are only a few left on display, the rest is stored. Museums are turned into multi media theme parks, the precious collection are placed in storehouses. These storehouses are the real musea but only for the very happy few and the staff.
In the early '80 I started building a model of the Prince, When halfway, I had to stop due to my work. Being a pensioner I restarted finishing the job that went idle for 34 years! I must say documentation is so easier to get by nowadays and of excellent quality too.
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in Gallery of Contemporary Models from Museums and Private Collections
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Thanks Dafi,
Last spring I went from Holland to the Science Museum in London, to make digital photo's of the Prince. To my horror they had removed all the precious ship models. They seem to have stored them somewhere on an abandoned airfield in the South of London and are no longer on public display. The last time I saw them was in 1984, when I made some pictures on color slides, which turned out somewhat dark.
The removal of all ship models in musea is a worldwide phenomenon. Also in in the Amsterdam Nautical museum there are only a few left on display, the rest is stored. Museums are turned into multi media theme parks, the precious collection are placed in storehouses. These storehouses are the real musea but only for the very happy few and the staff.
In the early '80 I started building a model of the Prince, When halfway, I had to stop due to my work. Being a pensioner I restarted finishing the job that went idle for 34 years! I must say documentation is so easier to get by nowadays and of excellent quality too.
Robert