From Dar es Salaam to South Kensington: A week behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum
When colleagues from the University of Dar es Salaam came to London, the plan was simple: see some collections, meet some curators and talk about how museums can preserve and use natural history for the future. What actually happened was a whirlwind tour through storerooms, galleries, laboratories, museums and some rather extraordinary pieces of natural history. There are some museum visits where you walk through the front door, admire a few exhibits, perhaps buy something from the shop and...