Art

A new statue is joining the world’s oldest display of extinct wildlife in south London.

Dürer's woodcut print of a rhinoceros is as iconic as it is inaccurate. In this article we explore the legacy of this infamous artwork and how it shaped thinking on its subject for more than 200 years after its creation.

How we depict extinct animals has changed significantly over time, as artists keep up with the latest scientific discoveries.

John James Audubon was a self-taught ornithologist and artist. He was also a contradictory figure.

They aren't scientifically accurate, but the Crystal Palace dinosaurs have a special place in the history of palaeontology.

Adventuring unchaperoned in seventeenth century Suriname, Maria Sibylla Merian blazed a trail for women and science.

This charismatic Polynesian turned Cook's first voyage into his own ceremonial tour.

A statue of the Victorian sex symbol was displayed at the Museum.

A volume of historical bird illustrations has joined the Museum collections.

Discover John James Audubon's iconic and valuable book The Birds of America.

Meet the Swedish botanist who ventured around the world on Captain Cook's pivotal first voyage.

Discover rarely displayed illustrations and specimens from Captain Cook's first voyage.

Meet the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images.

Ferdinand Bauer is regarded as one of the world's greatest natural history painters, and now his work is uniquely brought together for the first time.

These popular dinosaur reconstructions from the 1960s are no longer scientifically accurate. Can you spot the errors?

For more than 300 years, Britain's wildlife has captivated scientists and artists alike.

Find out how scientists and a palaeoartist created a life-size model of Psittacosaurus featuring real colour patterns, and what this revealed about the dinosaur's life.

Join a group of scientists and artists as they reflect on colour and vision in nature and beyond, how our individual experiences differ, and the impact of technology.

Avian palaeontologist Dr Julian Hume explains why we still have much to learn about the lifestyle of the dodo.

Colour is a challenge to preserve in Museum collections. What can curators do when it fades?