News
Announcements, acquisitions and the occasional correction.
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Sowerby's moths finally identified
A three year reidentification project has renamed 214 specimens, and confirmed that Alfred Sowerby could not reliably tell a burnet from a footman.
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Reading room reopens on Thursdays
The archive reading room returns to two days a week from the start of next month.
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We have been given a barometer we cannot explain
A donation arrived last week with no maker's mark, no provenance and an extra scale nobody recognises.
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Under Ravensmoor opens to the public
The sewer excavation finds go on display in the Vaults from Saturday.
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Roof works complete, galleries fully open
The Long Gallery is back in use after eight months under scaffolding.