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NHM Library and Archives
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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).

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(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
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Become a member of our Library and Archives and use our Reading Room.

Gain access to:
✔️A wide range of online resources.
✔️A world leading collection of printed books, journals, unique manuscripts, artwork and archives.

✔️ L&A membership is free.

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Some folk give a bunch of red roses for Valentine's Day. But surely a bunch of red books is better? #ModernCollections #BookSky #BlueSkyBooks #ValentinesDay #Bookcovers
Alt text: a reel showing the red covers of books from NHM Library collections.
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Fresh Wood Ashes, Breast of the Robin round the Red, Common Calcedony -- What's your Werner Grey colour today? Follow the link in our bio to see more of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours in our Digitised Special Collections. #NatureInArt
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Week 6 of #NHMMusicMondays, last week's answers on the final slide. Any music over the post is not a clue! #MusicMondays
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
A recent project has enabled us to share records produced during and after James Cook’s Endeavour voyage landfall in New Zealand.

This blog traces the journey of this unique collection from manuscript to digital form.
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#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Digitisation #BehindTheScenes
Voyaging through Library and Archives digitisation | Natural History Museum
This blog traces the journey of our unique Library and Archives collection from manuscript to digital form.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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 #BookSky #BlueSkyBooks #NaturalHistory #Science
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Week 5 of #NHMMusicMondays, last week's answers on the final slide. Any music over the post is not a clue! #MusicMondays
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
No week is ever the same with the variety of subjects being researched by visitors in our public reading room.

What items from our collections would be brought together for your visit?

⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio.
#NaturalHistoryMuseum
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Week 4 of #NHMMusicMondays. Last week's answers/credits on the final slide! #MusicMondays (the music over the post is not a clue!)
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Today is the 125th anniversary of the close of Queen Victoria's reign, during which she added her name to the signature book of the Medico-Botanical Society of London. Follow the link in our bio ⬆️ to see more of this finely illustrated manuscript in our Digitised Special Collections. #OnThisDay
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Time for ARTISTIC! This week featuring special guest @andreahart.bsky.social from @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social who shares some incredible stories from our collections. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nVTU...
Natalie finds herself doing an impression of a pufferfish | The 'Perfect' Specimen Ep18
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
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January 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Darwin's Book Club reassembles for Museum Selfie Day 2026.

Which natural history books are you reading at the moment?

#MuseumSelfieDay
#NaturalHistoryMuseum
#BookSky
#BlueSkyBooks
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Week 3 of #MusicMondays. Last week's answers/credits on the final slide! #NHMMusicMondays
January 19, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Very proud to have worked with @edwinrose.bsky.social and our other partners in New Zealand and at Cambridge on this. Even happier to see the fruits of Sydney Parkinson’s skill and efforts in glorious high resolution detail nhm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... #botanicalart #collaboration
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Week 2 of #MusicMondays, still keeping it easy. For last week's answers/credits, see the final slide. #SpecialCollections #NHMMusicMondays
January 12, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Delighted to see this recent article in the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social by @donnalferguson.bsky.social on some of the research outputs for the Naming Species in the South Pacific project: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl... With thanks to our collaborators, @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
Newly Digitized Records Reveal How Indigenous People Shared Their Knowledge of New Zealand's Plants With Captain Cook's Crew
Long-overlooked documents housed at London's Natural History Museum testify to the exchange of information between 18th-century European botanists and their Indigenous counterparts
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January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Whilst Edward Wilson (1872-1912) is primarily known as a polar explorer, taking part in the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions with Captain Scott, he was also an accomplished natural history artist.

#DigitisedCollections #OpenAccess #NaturalHistoryMuseum #SciArt #NatureInArt #ZoologicalArt
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
New year, new additions to our library book and journal collections 🎉

⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #BlueskyBooks #NaturalHistory #Science
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Every Monday in 2026, we'll be posting images from our collection that represent a band or artist. Can you guess them all? (We've kept this week pretty easy, they'll get harder!) #MusicMondays #SpecialCollections
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We've put together a 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 25. Iles aquifolium, Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Did you know... #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum
Alt text: an advent calendar revealing a sprig of holly on a white background.
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Here's our 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 24. Ananas sativas (Pineapple), Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Did you know… #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum
Alt text: an advent calendar revealing an unpicked pineapple.
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We've put together a 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 23. European robin (Erithacus rubecula), William MacGillivray. Did you know… #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum
Alt text: an advent calendar revealing two robins.
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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📍 Online Lecture
📆 Jan 23, 12:30 -1:30

✨ Join Simon Pooley as he discusses the okapi, a rainforest giraffid which has become a symbol of scientific curiosity, colonial power, and conservation challenges.

Grab your free tickets here:

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December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We've put together a 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 22. Photograph of the taxidermy preparation of Guy the Gorilla. Did you know… #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections Alt text: a monochrome photograph of a man painting the chest of a taxidermied gorilla.
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We've put together a 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 21. Wild Turkey, John James Audubon (publ.1827-1838). Did you know... #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum
Alt text: advent calendar revealing coloured print of a live turkey.
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We've put together a 25-day #NHMAdventCalendar of Library and Archives art. Enjoy! 20. Iguanodon, Neave Parker (1950s). Did you know… #AdventCalendar2025 #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum #PalaeoArt #CrystalPalaceDinosaurs
Alt text: a greywash painting of an Iguanodon.
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM