CHALLENGE WINNER: “Museum” in “Architecture of the British
Isles” – 30FEB2011 FEATURED: “Beginners’ Corner” – 14DEC2012 The
museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising
some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany,
Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is
a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy,
identification and conservation. Given the age of the
institution, many of the collections have great historical as
well as scientific value, such as specimens collected by Darwin.
The Natural History Museum Library contains extensive books,
journals, manuscripts, and artwork collections linked to the
work and research of the scientific departments.