Jack Ashby: Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Less than 1% of all collections are on display in the world’s natural history museums, but what is chosen for display and why? Zoologist Jack Ashby takes us behind the scenes of natural history collections and argues that the version of nature they present does not always reflect reality and asks what these collections tell us about our world and how crucial might they be to saving life on earth?

Nature’s Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums (Allen Lane)  (published April 25^th)

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