#boothmuseum

[teresagrimaldi]

looking back at my photo archive for any reference to big cats . I found this taxidermy workshop at the Booth museum where i had a go at stitching at big ct back together that had been in the museum freezer for the last 30 years. It hadn't been hunted but died naturally . 

[brightonmuseumlab]

This slide from our Natural Sciences collection hosts a member of the genus Tenthredo, more commonly known as Sawflies. These delightful creatures are said to be the closest living form to the ancestor of all Hymenopterans (ants, bees, wasps and sawflies) and first appeared in the fossil record around 250 million years ago in the Triassic. They are very similar in appearance to wasps but they lack both “wasp-like waist” and a stinger. Instead of a stinger, female Sawflies possess a saw-like egg-laying tube or ovipositor, which they use to saw through plant tissue in order to deposit their eggs. This ovipositor is harmless however; due to its’ appearance is often mistaken by humans for a stinger.

Come down to Brighton MuseumLab's 'Drop-In and Do' sessions to discover more hidden gems from our Natural Science collection and learn how you can help to look after them with us! Every Wednesday in Brighton Museum 2-5pm!  

[geoparkin]

A couple more #drawingcircus-derived sketches made from the @draw_brighton Patreon vault... . . . #lifedrawing #lifemodel #costumedpose #boothmuseum #pencildrawing #watercolour #sketchbook #drawbrighton #brighton #art #swipeleft (at Preston Village, Brighton) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCeCeP8nEqk/?igshid=cm1nila0kegu

[boothcurator]

#cheetah is fitted to mannequin! Looking like an animal again! Come and have a try at sewing #taxidermy or just listen and watch the process on our late - 17th March, at the #boothmuseum #Brighton! (at Booth Museum of Natural History)

[matthewhollinsheadphotography]

#frog #skeleton #mextures #monochrome #nature #boothmuseum

[boothmuseum-bts]

Guardian recommended date night! 

We’re listed as the 6th top first date location in Brighton in the Guardian Soulmates section! No woolly rhinos though.

[boothcurator]

Iridescent #insect (#hymenoptera?) found while sorting papered insects #boothmuseum #brighton (at Booth Museum of Natural History)

[boothcurator]

#ocean blues exhibition coming down 😢 - its been a good run (1 yr extension) but these guys get to go home now! #brightonmuseum #boothmuseum (at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery)