Powell Cotton Museum in Quex Park by Szabolcs Floarea

Being a nobleman in the late nineteenth century has its own advantages and Percy Powell-Cotton, the founder of the museum spent all his time, money and effort to collect and reserve over 60,000 individual items from all around the world.

First of all, the Quex Park. A lovely place stuffed with a bit of history. It is indeed a park with its own botanic garden containing various types of plants, cacti and trees. Also there is a fountain just next to the garden with exotic koi carp fish in it. During the visit we had a great weather, the sun was shining all the time.

Now, the main attraction is of course the museum. We first had a quick guide through the galleries and then we had some time to examine each of the galleries.

From stuffed animals through antique weapons to interactive tasks, the museum is enormous and all the collected items can be seen. The perfection of the animal wadding is extreme, especially when they are placed in an area designed as if that was those animals’ natural environment.

All in all, the museum is well worth a visit, the entry fee is not expensive, we had a very great time there and are looking forward for the rest of the programmes.