We embark on a journey through a sequence of installations created between 2000 and the present. The exhibition begins with The Library for the Birds of London (2018), a new commission continuing a series of aviaries Dion has created since 1993. The roomy sanctuary is a temporary home to 22 zebra finches, which are well-known […]
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SHNH summer meeting and AGM in association with the British Ornithologists’ Club World Museum Liverpool Thursday 14th and Friday 15th June 2018 (Lunch and tour of Knowsley Hall, Wednesday 13th June) 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific. A pivotal moment in the history of exploration. Cook’s voyages […]
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However, this exhibition puts these everyday species front and centre. It investigates some of the profound impacts they have had on humanity and the natural world, where they came from, and the extraordinary things we have learned from them. We have invited them into our homes as pets; their role in our diets has changed […]
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SHNH Council is delighted to announce the medal winners for the Founders Medal and the John Thackray Medal for 2017. SHNH FOUNDERS’ MEDAL The SHNH Founders’ Medal 2017 has been awarded to Edward C. Dickinson for his substantial contribution to the study of the history and bibliography of natural history. In receiving the award Edward […]
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Programme The programme for Thursday 15th June will be opened by Professor Julie Mennell, Vice Chancellor, University of Cumbria and speakers will include Andrea Hart giving an overview on Women as Natural History Artists, drawing on the rich collections at the Natural History Museum in London, Charles Nelson on Katherine Sophie Baily: author of the Irish […]
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In receiving the award Tim said: For a number of different reasons, receiving the Founders’ Medal means a great deal to me. In the 1980s, a friend who knew of my ornithological interests asked me about some bird name she had come across in the local rector’s game book from the 1700s. They were: the […]
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SHNH Council thanks it retiring members of Council for their hard work on behalf of the Society: Ms Jo Hatton, Dr Sachiko Kusukawa, Dr Leucha Veneer and Professor Ray Williams and welcomes Mr Jack Ashby and Dr Clemency Fisher to Council following election at the Society’s AGM.
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