A private museum of fine and rare historical taxidermy. Tweets about science, natural history, art and our collections.

Joined October 2014
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Rhinoceros Head with Original Horns c1920. Expected to be sold to a museum. Estimate £45,000 - £50,000 #auction #naturalhistory #taxidermy
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Extremely rare and important Natural History specimen to be auctioned #antiques #naturalhistory #museum #prehistoric #taxidermy #auction
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A new species of leopard frog has been discovered in New York City ind.pn/1rACYtZ
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How do you dismantle Natural History's 20,000-year-old mammoth? Carefully. wapo.st/1FrcvcI

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Think conservators only work on paintings? Learn about conservation of natural history @AMNH! bit.ly/1sMDnyc
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19th century #vampire slaying kit among hundreds of #macabre items in NJ auction dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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The week in pictures: A rutting stag looms out of the mist during the sunrise in Richmond Park fw.to/2Tu84YR
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Replying to @TristanFairbank
Always pays to look up around here! —> MT “@TristanFairbank: Here with the family @calacademy
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Ophelia @tate made it into the top 20 of timeout.com/100paintings but which 5 tate works came higher in our survey?
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Sea monsters and science! World's first specimen hunter shows findings in super rare book! #science #naturalhistory
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Bugs & bones.Feather,fur & fossils. Rocks & minerals #NaturalHistory on display in @PlymouthMuseum #MarvellousMuseums
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The bizarre world of taxidermist Walter Potter: The Kittens' Wedding, c1890.
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6 Oct 2014
#DamienHirst’s cabinet of curiosities goo.gl/SCeAYR #auction @Paddle8 @deyrolle_paris @hirst_official
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Literally, the best photo...in the world
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A whale shark feeds from a fisherman's nets: on.natgeo.com/1s3yGP8
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