Dry Store Room No. 1 : The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum

from reading_fox

Rambling - just a like a visit to a good museum ought to be. Richard Fortey the author joined the prestigious British Museum (Natural History) in 1970 as a researcher in the Trilobite department. This is his memoir of his time there, a few people and a few incidents from 40 years of working behin...

from reading_fox

Rambling - just a like a visit to a good museum ought to be. Richard Fortey the author joined the prestigious British Museum (Natural History) in 1970 as a researcher in the Trilobite department. This is his memoir of his time there, a few people and a few incidents from 40 years of working behin...

from Meredy

Six-word review: Scientist reveals natural history's scholarly side. Extended review: Behind the vast galleries of exhibits at London's Natural History Museum, formerly part of the British Museum, is an even vaster labyrinth unseen by the public. Its halls and burrows and storage spaces house ...

from allthesedarnbooks

This was an interesting book about the Natural History Museum (in Britain). I liked the anecdotal, memoir style Fortey used. By telling the stories of the people who work behind the scenes of the museum and their work, as well as the history of the museum itself, the book is a quick, easy read, e...

from FioLynn

This wasn't my favourite book by my favourite science author, Richard Fortey, although I enjoyed it very much. It was a fascinating look behind the scenes of the museum and a timely reminder of how important it is to understand even the smallest inhabitants of the natural world. I know there were...