Far less than 1% of all collections are on display in the world’s natural history museums, and they consistently top the polls for the most popular tourist attractions. Yet we don’t often stop to think about what they tell us about our world or how crucial they might yet be to saving life on earth. Join Jack Ashby, author and assistant director of the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, and Mark Carnall, Life Collections Manager at the MNH as they discuss Jack’s new book, ‘Nature’s Memory’ and the crucial role natural history collections are playing in contemporary research into understanding environmental change and honestly reframing social histories. Includes a chance to buy a signed copy of ‘Nature’s Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums’.

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