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In the latest evolve magazine, read about our #NHMRepository, our Art of British Natural History exhibition, & life of William H Flower 3/4
Deck the halls! @NHM_London staff singing Christmas carols in Central Hall, 1982 #MusicMW #WomenMW #FeelingFestive
'The Wombats' #MusicMW #MuseumWeek (Common wombat by Ferdinand Bauer 1760-1826)
'Buddy Holly & the Crickets' #MusicMW #MuseumWeek (Magnolia by G D Ehret, Holly by Duhamel du Monceau, Cricket heads by J Hayes)
#OTD 1785 John James Audubon (American painter & naturalist) was born. Plate 256 from his Birds of America Egretta rufescens, reddish egret
Flame robin (Petroica phoenicea) by John Gould from Birds of Australia (1840-48) #Easter #NiftyNests
#WorldPangolinDay Pangolin watercolour 1799 (Hardwicke Coll) alongside a historical specimen from the Life Sciences Dept coll #TeamPangolin
Today is #WorldPangolinDay 8 species of this uniquely scaled mammal exist & are critically endangered
#museum101 We love the artist Sarah Stone (c1760-1844) but her sloth double act creep us right out!