Beyond the label: specimens behind the art

Join us for a glimpse at specimens that inspired artists and illustrators around the globe. These artworks captured the animals’ characteristics in life and death, many are a part of the World Museum Vertebrate Zoology Collections today. Please feel free to bring your own sketchbooks, pencils and coloured pencils to sketch and capture the specimens in your own way. For conservation reasons we need to restrict the use of some drawing materials to prevent accidental damage to collection items, such as Pens, Charcoal sticks, Chalks, Pastels, Easels, Crayons (including Conté, wax) and liquid paints (watercolours, oil, acrylic or wax-based paints).

20 May, 2-3pm, World Museum's Treasure House Theatre.

Admission to this talk is £7, tickets available soon.

Beyond the label talks

Our museums and galleries are a treasure trove of fascinating stories and world class collections. In this exciting series of talks you will get the opportunity to meet the experts who care for our collections, find out never-before-told behind the scenes stories of our most beloved objects, and get the opportunity to pick the brains of a real museum expert. 

Go beyond the museum labels and delve into the fascinating world of art, history, science, and community stories in this unmissable series.