For all you ink aficionados, through April 15 the Natural History Museum is featuring a special exhibit: “Tattoo.” Tattoo culture has been 5000 years in the making. Since the 20th century, LA has formed a significant part of it. “Before it becomes a mark,” the Museum notes, “a tattoo is process. Its results can be […]
LOS ANGELES NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
THE SECRETS OF THE MUMMIES
I love poring over photographs of the treasures of King Tut and the Egyptian Museum of Cairo: the exquisite furniture, the alabaster jars for face cream, the gold leaf and agate bracelets. You look at this stuff crafted five thousand years ago and then you look at, say, a balloon dog by Jeff Koons, and […]