Yesterday was Night of the Museums in Hungary. All museums open all night with many different events and programs. It's one of my favorite things.

I was at the ELTE Museum of Natural Sciences first, in the Mineral Collection. I told folktales and legends related to Corundum (mineral of the year 2024). First to kids, then adults.

Then I was at the Polaris Observatory telling legends about the Northern Lights.

Full house each time, and great fun 😊 ❤️
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I heard someone complaining "Why did they have to put pixel art on the Museum of Ethnography?!"

Reader, they are traditional cross stitch patterns.

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Victorian medicine chest, which contains medications for pain relief, such as opium. It also includes a set of scales, weights, a pill tile, and a spatula. It was probably used in the home or by an apothecary.

Photo: Wellcome Collection, London.

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