Natural Science Archives - Leeds Museums & Galleries

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Decolonisation and Natural Science Collections

Objects in our collection were often discovered by people who aren't acknowledged in their descriptions. Rebecca Machin explores why, and what we need to do about it.

A Long-finned Pilot Whale Skeleton

Collections, Natural Science

Learn the story behind our whale skeleton, heading for Leeds City Museum, and what we can learn from the bones.

Creating a Sustainable Exhibition

Behind the Scenes, Collections, Featured, Natural Science

Discover how we kept sustainability at the forefront of our Beavers to Weavers exhibition.

Irene Manton and Ida Roper

Collections, Educational partnerships, Natural Science, Projects & Partnerships

Irene Manton and Ida Roper were two brilliant women botanists collecting plants in two very different ways.

A taxidermy badger in a sitting position with a white background.

Female Representation in Natural Science Collections

Collections, Natural Science

Rebecca Machin celebrates the beautiful and amazing females animals here in the collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries.

Sculpture and Microscopic Photography

Educational partnerships, Projects & Partnerships

Collections and Contingency is an exhibition of sculpture and microscopic photography by Deborah Gardner, placed in and around the fascinating artefacts and specimens in our store at Leeds Discovery Centre.