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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Musea by Lande Jewels is a guide to London's museums, made wholly unique by each being described in poetic, rhyming verse. Jewels includes dozens of entries, like The National Portrait Gallery, where Holbein and Hogarth hold one side of the room while Gainsborough, Reynolds, Kauffman, and Moser answer from the other. Keats House unfolds in a walk across its rooms: a young apprentice with his medical tools, letters on a desk, a doorway where Fanny Brawne stands, and the packed trunk for Rome. The Jack the Ripper Museum rises through narrow floors with a cart under lamplight and a police figure studying maps; The Vagina Museum speaks through clear boards on bodies and cycles; and The Water & Steam Museum ends with engines pushing water toward the growing streets.
Musea: Where Heritage is Leveraged by Lande Jewels is such a fun and beautifully bright poetic stroll through London's museums, and I have never come across a guidebook quite like it. As someone who lives in London but was not aware of over half of the museums listed, Jewels has opened up a whole new line of exploring in the best way. For the listings and poems, Kew Palace is one of the unsung heroes of museums that many tourists overlook. Of course, Jewels sings on its behalf with lines like, “within these walls the harpsichords tune meets noon.” I had a bit of a chuckle at The Museum of Croydon, which is nearest to me, as I have always found its exhibitions wonderful. Overall, this is the perfect companion for those seeking a fresh approach to the city and its museums.
