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Centre for Art and Humanities Research

Exploring the cultures of natural history

The Centre for Arts and Humanities Research is supporting interdisciplinary research into the

  • historical
  • cultural
  • social 
  • economic significance 

of the archives, libraries and specimen collections of this world-class museum. 

The centre is enabling and promoting research into the collection through partnerships with

  • universities
  • research councils
  •  foundations
  • major museums 
  • libraries 
  • A view of specimens from the Museum's spirit collection.
    Collections, arts and humanities

    The Museum is home to 70 million specimens, collected from every region of the globe over the past 400 years.  Find out more about the collections and how they can be used for arts and humanities research.

  • Wallace collection
    Recent projects and partnerships

    Find out more about the projects and partnerships in which the Centre for Art and Humanities research team are involved.

  • Petrogale inornata, rock wallaby by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)
    The team

    Find out more about the team at the Centre for Arts and Humanities Research at the Museum.

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Contact us 

For further information about the Centre for Arts and Humanities Research at the Museum, please contact:

Julie Harvey BSc, DipLib, FRES
Manager, Centre for Arts and Humanities Research
Tel: 020 7942 5241   
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