TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The hidden worlds within natural history museums - Joshua Drew
When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...
American Museum of Natural History
From the Archives - The School Service of the American Museum of Natural History (silent)
Archive excerpt from 1927 shows New York school children visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and includes street scenes of the city. The film also shows the circulating nature study collection, which brought Museum material...
Smarthistory
Four Buddhas at the American Museum of Natural History
A conversation at the American Museum of Natural History between Dr. Laurel Kendall, Curator, Asian Ethnographic Collections and Dr. Monique Scott, Assistant Director of Cultural Education in front of four Buddhist sculptures: Seated...
The March of Time
1953: NEW YORK CITY: AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH & SPACE: HA TD WS People walking into Planetarium, Central Park West at 81st Street, TU Hayden Planetarium lettering on brick above windows. Note: Black, white flecks
MOT 1953: NEW YORK CITY: AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH & SPACE: HA TD WS People walking into Planetarium, Central Park West at 81st Street, TU Hayden Planetarium lettering on brick above windows. Note: Black,...
The March of Time
1946: NEW YORK CITY: * Curator Gordon Atwater (Chairman of Astronomy Department American Museum of Natural History) standing in planitarium theater before audience SOT explaining difference between astronomy & occult astrology. VS Audience, dark room.
MOT 1946: NEW YORK CITY: * Curator Gordon Atwater (Chairman of Astronomy Department American Museum of Natural History) standing in planitarium theater before audience SOT explaining difference between astronomy & occult astrology. VS...
Science360
Engines of Curiosity: Award-Winning Museums Look to the Future
2015 Public Service Award winners extend their reach beyond those iconic buildings, into classrooms, curriculum and the lives of students. Winners of the Public Service Award, The Museum of Science in Boston and New York City’s American...
Natural History Museum
Recording Museum View | Natural History Museum
The Google Arts & Culture team visited the Natural History Museum to capture imagery of popular Museum galleries. Museum View uses technology similar to Google Street View to give people the chance to visit the Museum and explore its...
Natural History Museum
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge becomes Museum Patron | Natural History Museum
On 19 April 2013, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge became Patron of the Natural History Museum. The Duchess opened the Museum's Treasures Cadogan Gallery last November and also accompanied the Duke of Cambridge to Borneo, where they met...
Natural History Museum
Mystery insect found in Museum garden | Natural History Museum
Join Max Barclay, one of the Museum's insect experts as he explains how an insect not seen in the UK before was discovered living in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden in spring 2007. Find more information @...
Curated Video
How Evolution Works (And How We Figured It Out)
As a scientific concept, evolution was revolutionary when it was first introduced. With the help of all three of our hosts and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s new Deep Time Hall, we’ll try to explain how evolution...
Curated Video
Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?
Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far between. In this video, we'll look at some very cool butterflies with Bob Robbins, Ph.D. from Smithsonian's...
Great Big Story
Behind the Scenes at the National Museum of Natural History
New ReviewExplore the hidden world of the museum's extensive collections and the fascinating stories they tell.
Curated Video
Unveiling Hidden Treasures: Exploring the Natural History Museum's Behind-the-Scenes Collections
The Natural History Museum in London has opened its doors to the public, giving them a unique opportunity to view previously unseen specimens. The museum's new initiative allows visitors to explore the valuable behind-the-scenes...
Maddie Moate
Exploring The Horniman - The Natural History Display
The Horniman Museum invited me to the launch of their newly refurbished Natural History Display. Join me as I talk with their keeper of Natural History and discover some of the amazing items they have on show!
Natural History Museum
A day in the life of a museum scientist | Natural History Museum
Follow scientist Yvonne Linton and host Aoife Glass out into the field and then back to the lab at the National History Museum in London and find out what a day in her life is like. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/index.html
Natural History Museum
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge unveils the Museum's Treasures | Natural History Museum
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge officially opens the Museum's new Treasures Cadogan Gallery featuring some of the most extraordinary specimens ever to go on display at the Museum. Each of the 22 Treasures has been hand-picked by Museum...
Natural History Museum
How to restore a sunfish almost as old as the Museum itself | Natural History Museum
The Museum's conservation team took on the challenge of restoring a very old, but scientifically irreplaceable sunfish specimen that had been at the Museum since 1883. Lu Allington-Jones reveals what surprises the fish had in store for...
Natural History Museum
The stories behind the Museum's Treasures | Natural History Museum
Discover how the Treasures in the Cadogan Gallery encapsulate the drama and history of the over 70 million specimens in our collections. From the fossil of Archaeopteryx to the first edition of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, each...
Natural History Museum
Three new dinosaur species discovered in 2022 | Natural History Museum
In 2022 Museum scientists described and named 351 new species, including three dinosaurs. Watch to find out more about these extinct animals, including the oldest and most complete armoured dinosaur ever found in Asia, the oldest known...
Natural History Museum
Urban Nature Project: construction kicks off in our gardens | Natural History Museum
The Urban Nature Project at The Natural History Museum is under way. Follow the redevelopment of our gardens over the next year with regular updates on progress. The Museum's five-acre site in South Kensington is being transformed into a...
Natural History Museum
Images of Nature and the Museum's treasured artworks | Natural History Museum
Judith Magee, curator of rare books at the Natural History Museum introduces the purpose of natural history art and some of the Museum's treasured artworks. From painting a new scientifically inspired dodo to discovering the different...
Natural History Museum
Celebrating the successes of Dippy on Tour | Natural History Museum
Dippy on Tour saw the National History Museum's much-loved dinosaur cast roam the UK, inspiring people to explore the nature on their doorstep. Commencing in February 2018, the tour travelled to eight venues and was seen by over two...
Natural History Museum
An LGBTQ+ tour of the Natural History Museum, London | Normal video
The natural world is full of astonishing diversity. Join the Museum's Josh Davis as he takes you on an LGBTQ+ tour of the Natural History Museum, London. From the Mantellisaurus in Hintze Hall, to the statue of Charles Darwin, swans and...
Natural History Museum
Understanding to Protect | Natural History Museum and Seedlip
Humankind's relationship with the natural world needs to change. Through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition we see the drama and beauty of nature, but also the impact humans are having on the planet. The winning images show...