The Natural History Museum Library & Archives; one of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and e-resources. Research with us Tues-Thurs.

Natural History Museum, London
Joined August 2012
We have moved to other platforms: #BlueSky bsky.app/profile/nhmlibrarya… #Instagram instagram.com/nhm_library_ar… We look forward to sharing our collections, research and work with you there. Alternatively, visit us at nhm.ac.uk/library
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We have moved to #BlueSky. bsky.app/profile/nhmlibrarya… We look forward to sharing our collections, research and work with you there. Alternatively, visit us at nhm.ac.uk/library
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Happily, our moustache/women hiring ratio has changed in the @NHM_London Library since c.1900. #Movember2024 #Librarian
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Moustachioed @NHM_London Works staff setting off on an outing in a horse bus (charabanc) from Exhibition Road (c.1900) #Movember2024
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A dashing moustache and a baffling plate from Arnold Boscowitz’s ‘Les volcans’ (Paris: Paul Ducrocq, [1885]). #Movember2024
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These interesting shells are from ‘A manual of the mollusca’ by Samuel Peckworth Woodward (1821-1865), found in our #Zoology #Library collections. Andreia Salvador’s ‘Interesting Shells’ contains beautiful photographs of shells. You can learn more here: nhmshop.co.uk/interesting-sh…
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Whether at sea like Arthur Adams in HMS Samarang or on land like @flygirl, aspiring young entomologists and adventurers can learn more about the fascinating world of insects in our #SpecialCollections or in this book available from #NHM bookshop: nhmshop.co.uk/a-bug-s-world.…
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Hereward Chune Dollman's (1888-1919) exquisite drawings and notes held in our #SpecialCollections are reminiscent of one of the beautiful children’s books in the #NHM shop: nhmshop.co.uk/nature-trail.h…
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A great day being had by all at #HistDay24.
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A new addition to our collections, presented by the author, Vilma Bharatan. Integrating science, art & poetry into a storytelling narrative which travels the world & encourages us to explore. Here are some of its new neighbours sharing the same location in our Botany Library📚
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