One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources. Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment). linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives (Natural History Museum, London and Tring)https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mtjcksrsjq2bBeyond the Galleries Tour After a guided walk looking at the architecture of the Museum, cool down in our Reading Room, and join one of our archivists for a show-and-tell display from the Museum Archives. For more information see the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Archives20 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjcksrsjq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mtbjplvhok2sThe school holidays are here 🥳 We always find it inspiring to come across visitors drawing away, especially during the school holidays. You will find many opportunities to engage with Library and Archive collections in the public galleries. The perfect excuse to get your sketchbook out.17 Aug 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbjplvhok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mt22tbxg4w2tRecent new additions to our library book collections 📚️ ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #NaturalHistory #Science #Birds #Moths #Diptera #Minerals #Palaeontology #Algae #Flora #Botany #BookSky #Insects14 Aug 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt22tbxg4w2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mrudthpyew2xFounded by John Frost in 1821, the Medico-Botanical Society of London existed until 1849. This signature book, contains twenty-six pages of signatures. Among them are dignitaries such as Queen Victoria, King William IV, and European royalty. It also features two watercolours by an unknown artist.30 Jul 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrudthpyew2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mrmpwbldqa2cThe school holidays are here 🥳 We always find it inspiring to come across visitors drawing away, especially during the school holidays. You will find many opportunities to engage with Library and Archive collections in the public galleries. The perfect excuse to get your sketchbook out.27 Jul 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmpwbldqa2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mrd47ruvu22zRecent new additions to our library book collections 📚️ ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #NaturalHistory #Science #Diptera #Minerals #Flora #Botany #Butterflies #BookSky #Insects #Thailand #Palaeontology23 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd47ruvu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mr37z36fhn2zIn 1665 Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703), scientist, biologist, astronomer and architect, published 'Micrographia', containing illustrations of specimens studied under a microscope. At the time a ground breaking way to study and view the natural world. #Entomology #SciArt #SpecialCollections20 Jul 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr37z36fhn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mqvu5zylkj2sToday is the 206th birthday of naturalist Gilbert White (1720-1793). But who was he and why is he important? For more in-depth knowledge than we can fit here, see buff.ly/ykmOf4V or visit buff.ly/O0qUNt7. Happy birthday, Gilbert! #otd18 Jul 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvu5zylkj2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mqrkf4jh7u2aBorn on this day in 1861, Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946) was an English zoological artist, author and naturalist. Our Library Special Collections hold a significant number of his original artwork and publications. We have digitised three collections of his watercolours. #NaturalHistoryMuseum16 Jul 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkf4jh7u2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mqomni5m772cOut now! The Summer 2026 issue of the Museum's Magazine, free to Museum members & subscribers of Apple News+ & Readly. Featuring articles on the creation of the #NaturalHistoryMuseum, by Karolyn Shindler, & tales of the Abominable snowman from the #Archives, by Assistant Archivist, Rebecca Keddie.15 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqomni5m772chttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mqlpwm65ch2dFriday 17 July 2026, 11.00 - 15.00. Location: Lasting Impressions Gallery. (Free, drop in.) Visitors will have the opportunity to enter this collection space, speak with the Library & Archives team, & view a selection of material from across the collections. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #SciArt14 Jul 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlpwm65ch2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mpyafj23s62uWe're hiring! Come work with us as a Project Library and Archives Assistant. See more at buff.ly/CkgpFwK, or check the Current Vacancies section of the NHM website. #Hiring #Jobs #GLAMJobs #LibraryJobs06 Jul 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyafj23s62uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mpnrigk6tk2qOur very own Andrea Hart @drewy_hart (Head of Special Collections) presenting her poster at the Society for the History of Natural History conference. ‘From carcass to knowledge: dissecting the zoo with Richard Owen (1804 - 1892).’ @natural_history_museum @officialzsl02 Jul 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnrigk6tk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mpgf6mkc5g26Recent new additions to our library book collections 📚️ ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #NaturalHistory #Science #Fossils #Palaeontology #Iceland #Linnaeus #Moths #BookSky29 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgf6mkc5g26https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mp45gjofix2rPOV: Hearing the ice-cream van on your lunch break. From a collection of forty-nine original watercolour drawings by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826). ⬆️ See link in our bio to the 'Digitised Collections' to view this collection and to explore many others. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #UKHeatWave #HeatWaveUK25 Jun 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp45gjofix2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mozmxn255k2nPOV: You have the iceberg, but no piña colada big enough to get you through the UK heatwave. #UKHeatWave #HeatWaveUK #Iceberg #KeepingItCool #IceIceBaby #NaturalHistoryMuseum24 Jun 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozmxn255k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3moxmh6uhaz2iFeeling crabby in this week's hot weather? Distract yourself with a lovely picture of a purple-legged crustacean. Pl. 39 Portunus pelagicus by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826). ⬆️ See link in our bio to the 'Digitised Collections' to view this collection and explore many others. #NaturalHistoryMuseum23 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxmh6uhaz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3movolexhsc2zDue to the extreme weather alert this week, but have taken the decision to postpone our planned open day. We will let you know when the next open day is, as soon as we can. Stay tuned!22 Jun 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3movolexhsc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3monappzioc24Recent new additions to our library book collections 📚️ ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #NaturalHistory #Science #Wetlands #Fossils #LandSnails #Butterflies #Moths #BookSky19 Jun 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3monappzioc24https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mo3jghhmbl22If "Mosquito embebbed in paper on page 215" isn't a copy-specific note, we don't know what is. #SpecialCollections #Cataloguing #BlueSkyBooks #Insects12 Jun 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3jghhmbl22https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mncjnmznrf23Diversity: It's in our nature. Happy Pride 2026 from NHM Library and Archives! (All images taken from artwork in our collections.) #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideMonth202602 Jun 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncjnmznrf23https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mmvwiitst625Today, visitors to our central Hintze Hall are greeted by the wonder of a real blue whale skeleton, a female, named Hope. But what would visitors in 1901 have seen in this same location, then called the Central Hall? #NaturalHistoryMuseum #MuseumArchives #ThrowbackThursday #ExploreYourArchives28 May 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvwiitst625https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mm4qotbitk2cMarine biologist, Isabella Gordon was born #OTD in 1901. Appointed Assistant Keeper with a responsibility for Crustacea in 1928, Gordon was one of the first female scientists to work at the Museum.18 May 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4qotbitk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mm4md4myuy2qIf you are visiting the Natural History Museum, here is an extra reason to visit the Treasures Gallery. On display until early June is the latest hand-coloured engraved plate from our copy of John James Audubon's 'The Birds of America' (1827-1838). Plate 192 Great Grey Shrike, or Butcher Bird.18 May 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4md4myuy2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mlspwlq32q22New additions to our library book collections 🎉 ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #NaturalHistory #Science #Mammals #Minerals #Fossils #Palaeontology #BookSky #BlueSkyBooks14 May 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlspwlq32q22https://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mldvemjy342rA centenary celebration of Aubrey Williams (1926-1990), whose work was seen as a radical fusion of contemporary British and Guyanese art. The NHM Library holds 11 paintings of birds by Williams which he completed between 1978 and 1980. #AubreyWilliamsCentenary #NatureInArt #100Years08 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvemjy342rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mldbr3lh6v2kA MASSIVE Happy 100th Birthday to one of our favourite library visitors, Sir David Attenborough. 100 images from our collections for 100 years: You inspire us all. #DavidAttenborough #100Birthday #Attenborough #NatureInArt08 May 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldbr3lh6v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mlbfaoi6ec2qAs we sailed past the bookshelves this morning, we came across this little Orkney gem and thought of our legendary counterparts at @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. #Orkney #LoveLibraries #NaturalHistoryMuseum #BookSky #BlueSkyBooks07 May 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbfaoi6ec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3ml4f6io2ta2xHawthorn Blossom, Human Eyeball, Inside Quill-Feathers of the Kittiwake -- What's your Werner White colour today? Follow the link in our bio to see more of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours in our Digitised Special Collections. #NatureInArt05 May 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4f6io2ta2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social/post/3mkmycfw27k27Light Brown Spots on Guinea Pig, Dead Leaves of green Panic Grass, Mineral Pitch -- What's your Werner Brown colour today? Follow the link in our bio to see more of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours in our Digitised Special Collections. #NatureInArt29 Apr 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:iiuk5tddvsdp2nhol7lsoqca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmycfw27k27