Drawing on the Museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition examines the artistic process—through practices both institutionalized and individuated—in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing ...

This article was originally published on Undark. In a dusty room in central Florida, countless millipedes, centipedes, and other creepy-crawlies sit in specimen jars, rotting. The invertebrates are ...

Charles Marshall receives funding from the National Science Foundation. The great museums of the world harbor a secret: They’re home to millions upon millions of natural history specimens that almost ...

Engross yourself in the silent world of plants with the botany collections. Chip Clark, SI Dive into the underwater world with the fish collections from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. Chip ...

During this time, collection visits will be available by appointment and other special access requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email [email protected] for more ...

Alison Hess has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Around 70-90% of museum collections around the world are kept in storage . Often housed in buildings far away from their ...