Guest Collection Reviews
The project I am working on is all about discovering exactly what’s in our collection. Seeing how each specimen measures up against the criteria we have chosen to assess significance; […]
Author Archives: russelldornan
Bioblitz: Natural History Collections Review
It’s been a busy few months. Since my last blog post at the end of my first month at the Horniman, I’ve been working with Jo, the Keeper of Natural […]
Horniman: My First Month
It’s been a long time since my last post but I’ve been waiting to settle into London life again; with a new flat and a new job to get to […]
Natural Science Collections West Midlands
Subject specialist networks are vital to keep the awareness of and training for specific subject areas dynamic and available. They are also invaluable for building links with individuals and institutions, […]
Herefordshire 2012: Olympic Year
This may at first seem like a strange post for a natural history blog. As Assistant Documentation Officer with Herefordshire Museum Service, I am required to get involved in other […]
The Herbert, Coventry
Although I am mainly dealing with documentation tasks since my traineeship got extended, I still have some time here and there to visit other places and carry on learning about […]
Natural History: A Celebration
May and June saw a series of natural history talks take place at Ludlow Museum Resource Centre. Each event included a display of specimens and a lecture, as well as […]
“All art is but imitation of nature.”
What are natural history collections used for? Why are there tens of millions of specimens behind closed doors in the UK alone that rarely get seen by Mr and Mrs […]
“Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.”
My traineeship was extended for mainly one reason: like all museums, Hereford’s has a documentation backlog that needs to be tackled. I am glad to lend a hand getting some […]
Thomas Algernon Chapman: Project Overview
I have collected a lot of information about “The Doctor”, T. A. Chapman and have taken a lot of photos of his collections and old stomping grounds. This work has […]
