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  First Posted: 16th September 2015  In  Industry Trends And Critical Analysis Andrew Taylor discusses tourism at Chernobyl and its repercussions 70 years ago, on August 6th 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, followed by another on Nagasaki, just days later on August 9th. This attack was to become the last major act of World War II, killing over 120,000 people at first impact and over 100,000 more who later died from radiation poisoning. This kind of devastation has been surpassed by few events, however, in April 1986, one of four nuclear reactors at the Chernobyl power station exploded, releasing at least 100 times more radiation than the atom bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. This site is now a tourist attraction. However, there is an argument that this tragic heritage site created multiple, structured narratives and can be used as a standard for renewed social understanding, education and environmental awareness as they are undoubtedly a vital pa...

   First Posted: 14th September 2015  In  Reviews Amy Carter explores Rothschild’s passion for nature and how this impacts museums today The recently refurbished Rothschild Room at The Natural History Museum Tring, opened in April, explores the story of the man behind the menagerie and museum. Walter Rothschild’s passion for nature led him to collect and create a world-leading museum which now, as part of the Natural History Museum, looks after one of the finest ornithological collections in the world. The pursuit of natural history was a Victorian craze that permeated through to all levels of society. It brought with it many advances in scientific understanding of the world, a considerable body of literature, and a number of new inventions to satiate collecting frenzy, including the appearance of the aquarium in lower class homes. Yet, by the later years of Queen Victoria’s reign, the aristocratic collecting of animals and plants was dying out, the result of being p...