Art

A new statue is joining the world’s oldest display of extinct wildlife in south London.

How we depict extinct animals has changed significantly over time, as artists keep up with the latest scientific discoveries.

British photographer Mandy Barker assembles collections of plastic pulled from water around the world.

Meet the Swedish botanist who ventured around the world on Captain Cook's pivotal first voyage.

Meet the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images.

Ferdinand Bauer is regarded as one of the world's greatest natural history painters, and now his work is uniquely brought together for the first time.

These popular dinosaur reconstructions from the 1960s are no longer scientifically accurate. Can you spot the errors?

For more than 300 years, Britain's wildlife has captivated scientists and artists alike.

Find out how scientists and a palaeoartist created a life-size model of Psittacosaurus featuring real colour patterns, and what this revealed about the dinosaur's life.

Colour is a challenge to preserve in museum collections. What can curators do when it fades?

Tiny, delicate and beautiful, the Blaschka models capture the ethereal mystery of the deep sea.

The Museum's giant squid specimen so inspired one visiting artist that she felt compelled to draw it. Life size. 

Library curator Andrea Hart talks about this collection of the Museum's most highly prized natural history literature.

It’s a detail that most of our visitors miss, but the Hintze Hall ceiling is a work of art in itself.

Learn how space exploration sheds light on the delicate beauty of life on Earth. 

Artist Michael Benson explores the 'alchemy' used to transform space agency data into colour images of our solar system.

Artist Michael Benson explores one of his favourite images: the moon Europa photographed above Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

Find out how palaeoartist Robert Nicholls brought the Museum’s Stegosaurus specimen back to life.

Exquisite watercolours from the Museum collections showcase the pioneering work of the talented Bauer brothers.

Join a group of scientists and artists as they reflect on colour and vision in nature and beyond, how our individual experiences differ, and the impact of technology.