Butterfly Parade At The Museum
Butterflies are very nice, I must admit, but have never been drawn to them. Sometimes, when I see one, I stop for a minute to admire it but that's all I do. Obviously I take a photo as well, if I can, but it's not always the case as they are quick and don't wait for me to take out my phone.
Last weekend I visited the municipal museum in Mediaş, which was one of the cultural institutes participating in The Night Of Museums.
The museum can be found at Mihai Viteazul street 46, not far from the historical city center. During the summer (June, July and August) it's open from Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 5pm and 10am and 2pm on weekends. The entry is around $1 for adults and there's a $1.75 fee for photographing. During the event, the entry was free and there was no payment requirement for photographing either.
The butterfly collection belongs to the museum, I already saw it a few years ago, but it is always nice to see these beauties.
When I was a kid, some of the other kids had this butterfly collection, a wooden box with a glass top, in which there were different butterflies pinned. We've never had one and didn't need one either. Killing butterflies was not something we were keen to do.
The bet thing about this exhibition was the educative aspect of it. There were descriptions about each species, very helpful for people who know nothing about butterflies, like me. Did you know that butterfly can migrate just like birds? I didn't. Well, this type if flying from Africa to Europe at the beginning of summer and back in autumn.
There were some incredible pieces, like the ones at the top.
It's funny what names these butterflies have been given. The striped one at the bottom is called the zebra butterfly.
Having a closer look at the bigger species, it's absolutely amazing what you see. When they are live and flying around freely, you can't see certain details.
There are butterflies from all over the world in this collection.
This one comes from Thailand for example.
As I said, I'm totally illiterate regarding butterflies, but it was nice having a look at this beautiful collection and I hope there are a few people on Hive that will enjoy these photos.
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The green one from Australia (at the bottom pic) really caught my attention. I don't think I've seen a green butterfly before? haha. They all look beautiful 😍
I was thinking the same thing while doing the post. There are certain colors you see, but you never see green 🙂
Ay que hermoso. La verdad que es precioso, acá solamente se ven Monarcas
Thank you for the nice words
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I never thought that there is even a museum for butterflies. Especially in our country. But I guess there are pretty much museums for everything which offer lots of opportunities to learn a little bit more of the things surrounding us. Lovely!
Well, the museum is big and is hosting many exhibitions, from ancient objects to the art of "linogravura", but it has a butterfly section as well, which is much needed.
Just like me, there are many others who have no idea or just limited knowledge about these lovely creatures.
The truth is I've never seen a butterfly collection anywhere but here.
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