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.
It is expertly managed for us by Emma Nicholls, who works at The Horniman Museum in London as well as editing our Coprolite newsletter. Would you like to contribute by answering our ‘six questions’, sharing a new project or ‘geological object of the month’, or something else entirely? We would love to hear from you! Drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, or advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, please get in touch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Conferences and Workshops The[…]
Written by Emily Manning, freelance model maker and sculptor, and student at Arts University Bournemouth. This article was first published on the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden blog. A museum full of rocks and fossils may not be the first place you think of to promote artist development,[…]
Written by Pip Brewer, Curator of Fossil Mammals at the Natural History Museum London. A new PhD student contacts you to loan specimens critical to their project and the deadline is imminent. This is the first time they have contacted you. You already have several enquiries, loans and destructive sampling[…]
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, or advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, please get in touch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Conferences and Workshops The[…]
Written by John Cooke, Mineral Enthusiast and Part-Time Volunteer Curator The villains of this story are those minerals that have a remarkable aptitude for decay. The heroes? Those people who intervene and “stop the rot”. With a bit of luck, the heroes have left behind clues as to the date[…] Check out the latest posts on our blog at the links below
News from the Sector- August
Aug 14, 2019 | 09:00 am
Nessie’s New Look
Aug 7, 2019 | 10:30 am
Good Collections Practice is a Shared Responsibility
Jul 25, 2019 | 10:30 am
News from the Sector- July
Jul 19, 2019 | 10:29 am
An Investigation into Dating Remedial Actions Affecting Old Mineral Collections
Jul 3, 2019 | 10:00 am