News from Around the Museum World

Mammal diversity at the time of the dinosaurs is becoming better understood thanks to ongoing research. Central to this, Scotland is one of the few countries with fossils complete enough…

How do you describe the colour of something in a way that can be understood consistently? Peter Davidson, Senior Curator and contributor to the new book Nature’s Palette, explores how…

At first sight, two of our large Buddhist sculptures appear to have similar stories. Dig a little deeper, and everything is not as it seems. Our Japan Foundation Assistant Curator…

Meet the often-unsung heroes of the natural world: carrion beetles. Important decomposers and recyclers, most carrion beetles feed and breed on dead animals. Assistant Curator of Entomology, and carrion beetle…

Over the last year, we’ve all experienced huge changes in our lives, including the necessary adoption of wearing face coverings in public spaces. Many artists, makers and designers have used…

Liverpool fragments from the Toxteth Riots to the Garden Festival, 1981 – 84 When I heard this startled exclamation from the news reporter on my bedside radio, I glanced out…