The Natural History Collection at Blackburn Museum houses a collection of over 3000 beetles, some of which are displayed in glass cabinets. They where given to the museum, after being on loan for six years, in Januaury 1914 by local man Arthur Bowdler. The beetle collection first exhibited in 1908 and shows beetles from various places all over the globe. Some of the beetles are over 100 years old and surprisingly still have bright and distinctive patterns unfaded by time. The array of species' are fascinating due to the differences in colour, texture and size.
I'd like to have a closer look at some of the more prominent, boldly coloured beetles and research designers and artists who have used a similar starting point for inspiration for their work.
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