A group of artists with learning disabilities had an inspiring trip to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Brighton Museum. The artists aged between 16 – 25 spent a morning getting creative using wildlife images and real-life exhibits … Continued
This quote from a Japanese novel is certainly apt in the case of the latest scientist to visit the Booth Museum. Dr. Shinichi Nakahara, most certainly a friend of butterflies, recently arrived to study the marvellous collections of butterflies at … Continued
You may remember that I kicked off my residency last year when I was treated to something of a baptism by fire at the Booth Museum at their excellent after-hours event Night of the Curiously Strange. This week you can … Continued
It was a chill November evening. A handful of eager observers were gathered together in a darkened corner of the Booth Museum. They gazed at the illuminated picture thrown onto the wall by the magic lantern in the corner. The … Continued
‘Type’ Specimens Of all the several hundred thousand butterflies in the collection there are some very special ones: the ‘types’. When ever a new species of animal or plant is found it has to be given a name, described and … Continued
Another half term has ended, and we’ve had another two very well received events at the Booth Museum, both in conjunction with the Brighton Science Festival! On Monday 16th February, half term week kicked off with the ever popular animal … Continued
A seven-year-old boy from Twickenham got a surprise parcel in the post just before Christmas after his mother sent a photograph of a museum he set up in his spare bedroom to Brighton Museum staff. Su Hepburn, Senior Learning Officer, … Continued
The first thing to strike a visitor to the Booth Museum is the smell of the place – which is basically ‘mothballs’. And if you think it’s noticeable in the main gallery you should spend the day in the stores … Continued
Well I could not have hoped for a better start to my exciting new post as the third Blogger in Residence for Brighton Museums than a visit to the Booth Museum of Natural History, where I squeezed in for a … Continued
In the herbarium archives at the Booth Museum sits a rather nondescript, leather cloth bound box, containing 9 trays of pressed plants. Embossed on the cover are the words ‘North Pole Plants’. The label attached states an old accession register … Continued
We had an extra special visitor this week at the Booth. As a designated collection, the Booth Museum holds an internationally important natural science collection that is regularly used in scientific research. We were recently contacted by Canterbury Christ Church … Continued
Sometimes the early morning job of unlocking the Booth Museum is a rather sombre affair as Mr. Booth’s birds slowly emerge from the gloom, polishing their glass eyes ready to face their public once more. But now they are greeted … Continued
Mick Jackson is the new writer-in-residence at the Booth Museum, funded by Arts Council England, from September 2014 to August 2015. Throughout the residency he will be running creative writing workshops and conducting his own research. Mick is on Twitter, … Continued
Not content with waiting for visitors to the Booth Museum, the modern Curator needs to reach out to the local community to introduce everyone to their local Museum and its wonderful collections. And so it came to pass that on … Continued
I went to the legendary Booth Museum yesterday and I will certainly be going back some more during my Blogger-in-Residence time. I had ‘the tour’ from Keeper John Cooper and it was every bit as fascinating as promised. I’ve mulled … Continued
I have blogged many times about the occasions when we receive visits from scientists interested in various aspects of our collections, ranging from Gorillas to fossil fish. But as anyone who is familiar with the Booth Museum will know that … Continued
One of the jobs that a Keeper of Natural Sciences in a museum must do is look after the scientific interests of the collections for which he is responsible. I have blogged several times about visits to the Booth Museum … Continued
The Booth Museum has welcomed a visiting scientist to its collections once again, this time matching Professor John E. Cooper to the Keeper of Natural Sciences John A. Cooper! Professor Cooper wanted to see our collection of Gorilla material which … Continued
The Booth Museum collections have once again been consulted for scientific research. Spyridoula (Roula) Pappa is a research student at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London. She is studying micro wear patterns on the teeth of modern … Continued
The Booth Museum of Natural History has acquired a new exhibit! In January 2014 a complete skeleton of a Dodo arrived. Although it is a replica (no complete original skeleton exists) it is cast from real bones which originally were … Continued
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