John Holmes

Temple of Science

Temple of Science

Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a unique fusion of architecture, science...

DRC: Past. Present. Future? (Forced Migration Review 36)

DRC: Past. Present. Future? (Forced Migration Review 36)

The Democratic Republic of Congo is unfortunately synonymous with its dreadful past and...

Title	Description	People	Date	Captions
Episode 5 – Babylon: Natural Theology versus Scientific Naturalism	When Museum opened in 1860, a new secular approach to science was on the rise. In the final episode of Temple of Science we see how ‘natural theology’ responded to the challenges of Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection.	John Holmes	1 October, 2020
Episode 4 – Chambers of the Ministering Priests: Building Scientific Disciplines	The Museum was founded on the principle that art should be used to teach science and to inspire generations of scientists. In episode 4 of Temple of Science we see how this was put into practice in some of the building’s less familiar spaces.	John Holmes	1 October, 2020
Episode 3 – The Sanctuary of the Temple of Science: The Central Court	The central court of the Museum was described by one founder as ‘the sanctuary of the Temple of Science’. In this episode we see how every detail of this unique space was carefully planned and crafted to form a comprehensive model of natural science.	John Holmes	1 October, 2020
Episode 2 – 'God’s Own Museum': The Façade	In episode 2 of Temple of Science, we take a closer look at the decoration on the outside of the Museum building, which captures the vitality of nature, presented in Victorian Oxford as the study of God’s creation.	John Holmes	1 October, 2020
Episode 1 – Oxford's Pre-Raphaelite Natural History Museum	In the first episode of Temple of Science we find out how the Museum came to be, involving not only scientists but artists, architects and designers in one of the most original creative collaborations of the Victorian age.	John Holmes	29 September, 2020
FMR 36 A scandal that needs to end	While the crisis in the Kivus has been a focus of action and advocacy by the international community for decades, further conflicts have been proliferating in all four corners of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).	John Holmes	8 April, 2013