Polar bears

When I heard that artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson had been documenting taxidermic polar bears to be found in British museums I immediately wondered if they'd discovered the one in Kendal museum. As a Kendalian born and bred, this bear, along with many of the other exhibits, has haunted my imagination since my earliest school trips. Kendal museum is a typical small town museum, with a vast wing devoted to exotic stuffed animals and a section on local flora and fauna, including a glass topped cabinet where you look down on a baby deer all curled up, and a roadside scene complete with Eighties litter. The thing to bear in mind, is that the permanent exhibits at this museum have never changed, at least in the twenty years I've been going. Oh, and when you do visit Kendal museum, cross over the road onto the industrial estate opposite and visit the Age Concern warehouse, it's how junk shops used to be.
Nanoq: flat out and bluesome
Kendal Museum