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In the 1930s, the Museum moved to South Kensington from its home in Jermyn Street, London. One of the architects of the new building was Sir Richard Allinson, who had also designed the Science Museum. The Museum was re-opened in its new Exhibition Road location on 3 July 1935.

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Neoclassical façade of the Geological Survey & Museum featuring four tall columns, an ornate carved pediment with a central roundel, a wooden double-door entrance and a small paved plaza in front.
September 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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View original plans and drawings of our historic building by the architect Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905), atmospheric Victorian photographs and reward posters, all telling the story of the Museum and the people who have shaped it, over nearly 150 years at South Kensington.

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Five images of items from the Library and Archives turned into one image. Four black and white images equally share a quarter of the space. From top left, in a clockwise direction: A sketch of a pterodactyl, a photograph of a woman working on a wax model of an insect, a £750 reward poster for a stolen diamond and a public health poster titled 'Fly danger'. In the centre of the whole image, lying over the top, slightly translucent, is a colour drawing of a fly.
August 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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What would you design if given a blank page?

We care for George Vaughan Ellis’ student portfolio, which includes imaginative architectural designs.

👉 Which of these designs would you most like to see brought to life? 🏠

#ExploreYourArchives #CornishArchitecture #CornwallHeritage
July 3, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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As June draws to a close and we prepare for next month's #ExploreYourArchives theme, we are sharing some final #EYAColourful items in our latest blog 🌈

Three botanical books with vibrant illustrations spanning the 17th to 19th centuries 🌸

Read our blog here:
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June 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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This striking poster celebrates the six Celtic nations—Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany—each identified with their name and flag, framed by a vibrant Celtic-inspired border and an ornate compass rose.

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June 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Today, 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?

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May 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Fascinating. Add this to my check list of things to look out for in our #archive & #map collections @heritagewshc.bsky.social (when I have a spare moment!)

#exploreyourarchives #geography #history #archives
rgs.org Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · May 25
Why did place names on a map of Canada matter to geographers in London?

In the 1880s, a new railroad connected eastern Canada to British Columbia. As the railway expanded, Indigenous place names were added to official maps - including this 1886 map - which became a point of contention at the RGS.
May 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝

From our archive collection, we’re sharing this photo of a #Jesuit beekeeper.

Have you spotted bees at work in your garden or local green space today? 🌼

#ExploreYourArchives #Bees #Pollinators #Nature #WaybackWednesday
Black and white image of a person surrounded by bee hives. They are wearing a hat with protective netting and long overcoat but the arms are bare with sleeves rolled up to the elbow. They are holding up a honeycombe between their hands.
May 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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She published extensively, and was a highly skilled scientific artist, producing detailed illustrations of sea creatures to accompany her papers, field notes, and correspondence
#NaturalHistoryMuseum #MuseumArchives #ExploreYourArchives #MarineBiology #WomenInScience #WomenInStem
Isabella Gordon’s notes on the general classification of the Malacostraca with hand coloured illustrations (Museum Archives: DF/ZOO/252/13/3)
May 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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It’s Tuesday, and we’re curious… 👀

What happened to this rather delightful model exhibited at the Vocations Exhibition in Manchester in 1959?

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Black and white image of a model with label Jesuits give retreats. There are homemade figures of nuns in traditional habits sat on two pews in front of which a table is set up and a handmade figure resembling a priest stands.
May 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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With newspapers struggling to publish because of the strike, the Government launched its own paper - The British Gazette. It was a mix of news & #propaganda & edited by Winston Churchill. The edition shown & the other newspapers come from Edith Olivier's #archive. (WSHC 982/227)
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Photo showing the front pages and mastheads of three national newspapers from May 1926 during the General Strike. These were sent by a friend to Edith Olivier. At the bottom of the photo is the Daily Mail with a hand written note saying "in case you're getting no news". Printers were on strike and newspapers were struggling to print daily editions. On the left hand side is the top corner of the Times newspaper. The main part of the image is the front page of the Government's own newspaper called The British Gazette. It is dated May 11, the day before the end of the General Strike.
May 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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#OTD 12 May the UK's 9-day #GeneralStrike1926 came to an end. It was also the day the weekly Salisbury & Winchester Journal published its first daily news bulletin. National newspaper printing & distribution were curtailed by the strike.
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Photo showing the top half of a single sheet daily bulletin published by the weekly newspaper the Salisbury and Winchester Journal on May 12 1926. This is the day the General Strike ended. near the top left are two paragraphs headed Our Daily Bulletin, explaining the newspaper would be publishing daily news-sheets because many other newspapers were unable to publish during the strike. Other headlines include "Order and Quiet Through The Land" and a proclamation that a civil constabulary reserve is to be recruited to support the police. The full front page of the Salisbury & Winchester Journal Daily Bulletin. On the right-hand side are times of postal deliveries and collections and train times for Southern Railway and Great Western Railway. Other headlines include "Lorry Drivers' Canteen Run by Salisbury Women" and "Salisbury Brotherhood's Action". The back page of the Journal's Daily Bulletin with space for four columns of news. Two columns are filled and there is a short story at the top of the third column about milk being delivered by rail. The rest is blank save for a Stop Press Notice saying late news will be found in the next issue at 3pm.
May 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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For #NationalTrainDay 🚂 we’re sharing a sketch by #Jesuit Leslie Walker, drawn in 1917 during the #FirstWorldWar.

A striking glimpse of wartime travel and observation, preserved in our archives.

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An open notebook in landscape with manuscript description on left which states The Leave Train and some of its passengers Winter 1917 and on right there is a watercolour sketch of a train and many soldiers in front of it.
May 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Last month, Jesuits and collaborators gathered to reflect on vocations.

Read more: www.jesuit.org.uk/news/british...

📷 Pictured: the Manchester Vocations Exhibition, 1959—part of a long history of exploring calling and mission.

#Vocations #Jesuits #ExploreYourArchives
Black and white image of a display which has the heading The Society of Jesus. There are some people passing and others looking at the display.
May 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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The Museum's magazine is free to Museum members and subscribers of Apple News+ and Readly.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #MuseumArchives #ExploreYourArchives
Photograph of magazine cover. On the cover are the words "Closer than you think." On a black background is a greatly enlarged photograph of an insect's head in green and yellow.
April 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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The #ExploreYourArchives theme for April is #EYACrime- so we share a Wellington letter discussing a Millbrook burglary and a "large amount stolen", which occurred on the night of 2 December 1837 buff.ly/K9k2cFf @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @historicalsoton.bsky.social
Letter from P.Breton and J.Ede to Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, explaining the circumstances surrounding the appointment of special constables for the parish of Millbrook
Letter from P[eter] Breton and James Ede, [Hampshire magistrates], Southampton, to Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington: they acknowledge the Duke's letter of 27 [December] which was received o…
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April 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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My kinda #datacentre but don't forget #archives.

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April 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Explore Your Archives: Wildlife!

📸 Featured here are pages from the pilot scheme to replant eelgrass (Zostera marina) at Bar Beach, Helford Passage – a reminder that conservation is both science and community action.

Photo credit Pamela E Tompsett.

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March 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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The Library and Archives are holding an open day in the Earth Sciences Library.

Friday 20 March 2026, 11.00 - 15.00.
Lasting Impressions Gallery (Free).

☝️Full details in our bio link.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #WomensMonth #WomenInScience #WomenInStem #IWD26 #ExploreYourArchives #MuseumArchives
March 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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The Library and Archives are holding an open day in the Earth Sciences Library.

Friday 20 March 2026, 11.00 - 15.00.
Lasting Impressions Gallery (Free).

☝️Full details in our bio link.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #WomensMonth #WomenInScience #WomenInStem #IWD26 #ExploreYourArchives #MuseumArchives
March 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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We expect nothing less. Congrats @lrylandepton.bsky.social The next #partnershippublication from @vch-home.bsky.social & @hobnobpress.bsky.social is launched 12th March - Chippenham Our History, by John Chandler.

#localhistory #localstudies #history #historians #ExploreYourArchives
lrylandepton.bsky.social Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Feb 27
Delighted to receive a glowing review in The Local Historian of my 2 @vch-home.bsky.social #PartnershipPublications Kington SM and Langley Burrell — 'attractive and readable books, which set a high standard for similar volumes in the future.'😍 See Hobnob Press www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/lang...
February 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Great news! The temes for #ExploreYourArchives have been revealed. Can't wait to see what everyone shares
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💫 New themes! 💫

We’re very excited to announce the new monthly themes for 2026 - we can’t wait to see what you explore in your archives this year!

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Graphic announcing the themes for EYA 2026 in both English and Irish. White text on a green background. The themes are: January is #EYADustbusters. February is #EYAConnections / Naisc. March is #EYAWildlife / Fiadhúlra. April is #EYACrime / Coir. May is #EEYAHandwriting / Lámhscríbhneoireacht. June is #EYAColourful / lldaite. July is #EYAArchitecture / Ailtireacht. August is #EYASurprise / lontas. September is #EYAErased / Scriosta. October is #EYAFolklore / Béaloideas. November is #EYAMemories / Cuimhní. December is #EYAFestiveTraditions / Traidisiúin Fhéile.
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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💫 New themes! 💫

We’re very excited to announce the new monthly themes for 2026 - we can’t wait to see what you explore in your archives this year!

#ExploreYourArchives
Graphic announcing the themes for EYA 2026 in both English and Irish. White text on a green background. The themes are: January is #EYADustbusters. February is #EYAConnections / Naisc. March is #EYAWildlife / Fiadhúlra. April is #EYACrime / Coir. May is #EEYAHandwriting / Lámhscríbhneoireacht. June is #EYAColourful / lldaite. July is #EYAArchitecture / Ailtireacht. August is #EYASurprise / lontas. September is #EYAErased / Scriosta. October is #EYAFolklore / Béaloideas. November is #EYAMemories / Cuimhní. December is #EYAFestiveTraditions / Traidisiúin Fhéile.
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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This month's theme for #ExploreYourArchives is “sparkle”, so we searched our collections for Christmassy treasures. We found this photo of the Manchester Royal Infirmary at Christmas time (c.1920).

📷 RCN Digital Archive - Boardman Postcard Collection. Explore here: bit.ly/4af2up5

#HistNursing
Group photograph taken from above of a room with a central Christmas tree and garlands. Boys and girls sit in the foreground, and doctors and nurses stand behind. Tables behind the tree hold packages and baskets of fruit.
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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📌 OOPS...in the current Redruth Record the dates are wrong for our activities. The Winter Lantern session, with Pop Up Paint Pot, is on Saturday 20 December.

#ChristmasCrafts #FamilyFun #CornwallHistory #ExploreYourArchives #FestiveActivities
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM