Natural Science
Natural Science
January 6, 2023
Collecting Evolutionary Ideas: Alfred Russel Wallace’s Exotic Bird Skins
In the Museum’s Natural History collection, we have over 80 bird skins collected by the naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace. A majority were collected during…
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Exhibitions and Events
October 6, 2020
Wildlife in the Red
The Wessex Museums partnership is pitching in against biodiversity loss. ‘Wildlife in the Red’ is the title of their virtual exhibition. The strapline is ‘Once…
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Natural Science
April 29, 2020
A day in the life of….Bethany Palumbo
Bethany Palumbo is a Conservator specialising in the preservation of Natural History Collections. Over the next few months, she will be conserving several specimens for…
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