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Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories
Celebrate the wonder and diversity of the Royal Museum
Project's world class collections.
Spanning 500 million years and all five continents,
Treasured gives a first glimpse of some of the exhibits to feature
when the new galleries open in 2011. Spectacular objects,
extraordinary things, precious works of art, personal favourites –
the 300 treasures on display come in all shapes and sizes, from
ancient fossils to 21st century jewellery.
Wonderful things
See a selection of the extraordinary objects on display.