Our blog was originally set up to highlight examples of how geological collections are used via ‘six questions for a geological curator’. This was intended as positive evidence to support why collections should be maintained at a time of austerity. The blog has now been expanded not only to advocate for collections, but as a space for informal sharing of information for everyone who works with or is interested in geological collections.
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Written by Dale Gnidovec, Curator at Orton Geological Museum, Ohio I have loved dinosaurs since I was a kid. I grew up in the small town of Wickliffe, a suburb east of Cleveland, Ohio. When I was about 8 years old, I dug a hole in our back yard hoping[…]
Conferences and Events The Linnean Society is holding an online meeting Natural History and Visual Art from the Margins on 24th September 2021, 10am – 5.30pm (BST). Registration, programme and abstracts are available on the website. The Geological Society is hosting William Smith Virtual Meeting 2021: Geological Mapping – of[…]
Written by Emma Bernard, Curator of Fossil Fish, Natural History Museum London 1. What sort of geological collections do you look after? I’m the Fossil Fish Curator at the Natural History Museum in London. So, I’m specifically responsible for approximately 100,000 fossil fish specimens spanning from the Ordovician up until[…]
Conferences and Events The Royal Geographical Society is hosting their 2021 Annual International Conference online 31st August – 3rd September 2021. Much of the conference will be virtual, but some elements are intended to be in person at the RGS, in London. “The annual conference provides a great opportunity to[…]
Written by Matthew Porter, Curatorial Assistant, Natural History Museum London Excavations carried out by the Natural History Museum London at the site of Tendaguru, one of the world’s most important dinosaur sites, relied on the knowledge and endeavours of unnamed indigenous Africans. It was between 1924 and 1931, that 589[…] Check out the latest posts on our blog at the links below
Getting the Dirt on a Brick Helps Solve Fossil Mystery
Sep 28, 2021 | 09:05 am
News from the Sector – September
Sep 8, 2021 | 10:00 am
6 Questions for a Geological Curator – Emma Bernard
Aug 31, 2021 | 09:00 am
News from the Sector – August
Aug 23, 2021 | 10:00 am
Tendaguru: A Decolonisation Perspective
Aug 3, 2021 | 10:00 am