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Hands

medical museums

Podcast: The Hand Collection

A museum that gives new meaning to the term "hands-on."

The Podcast Team June 22, 2023

Ibiza's Wall of Fame

An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.

First Presbyterian Church Steeple

Port Gibson, Mississippi

First Presbyterian Church Golden Hand

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

'Inscription of the Island'

'Inscription of the Island'

An artist crafted this lonely left hand as an imagined relic from Singapore's history.

The “shaka” hand is an iconic gesture in Hawai‘i, but its origins are uncertain, and likely involve a brutal past.

The Dark History of Hawai‘i’s Iconic Hand Gesture

The ‘shaka’ or ‘hang loose’ gesture likely originated from island plantations’ brutal working conditions.

Sarah Durn December 14, 2021

Musciattino's Hand

Musciattino's Hand

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.

Even in hurricane-force winds, the anole manages to hang on.

Lizards Are Evolving in Response to Fierce Hurricane Seasons

They need to get a grip.

Isaac Schultz April 30, 2020

Quasi, seen at his former home on top of the Christchurch Art Gallery Building.

Wellington, New Zealand

Quasi

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

Antwerp, Belgium

Hand of Druon Antigoon

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

Brabo Fountain.

Antwerp, Belgium

Brabo Fountain

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

The Giant’s Hand.

Gigante, Colombia

La Mano del Gigante (The Giant’s Hand)

The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.

Hoppers Hands in San Francisco Giants orange in 2018.

San Francisco, California

Hoppers Hands

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.

Manx Giant's Pillar.

St John's, Isle of Man

Manx Giant's Pillar

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

Galarie D'Art Park.

Angoulême, France

Galarie D'Art Park

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

A long-fingered manicule on a manuscript from 1481.

For Centuries, Readers Annotated Books With Tiny Drawings of Hands

They were the medieval version of a highlighter.

Anika Burgess August 23, 2017

Prehistoric hand prints in a cave in Maros.

Bantimurung, Indonesia

Prehistoric Cave Art of Maros Pangkep

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

Permanently Closed

Straight on view of Support

Giant Hands of Venice’s Grand Canal

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.