Museum of the History of Science

14 May - 29 September 2013 Opening Hours A collaboration with the Oxford University Tuesday to Friday 12.00-17.00 Museum of Natural History. Saturday 10.00-17.00 Sunday 14.00-17.00 Admission Free Closed on Mondays Museum of the History of Science Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ 01865 277280 www.mhs.ox.ac.uk natural histories 14 May - 29 September 2013 An exhibition of stunning specimens and curious creatures illuminating the ideas, people and practices that have shaped our understanding of the natural world. Event Programme Public lectures Table Talks Family Friendly Virtuoso Naturalist William Smith and the Object Handling Tuesday 25 June, 7pm First Geological Maps Every Sunday throughout Dr Anna Marie Roos Sunday 9 June, 2.30pm the exhibition, 2-4pm (University of Lincoln) published Professor Paul Smith, Director Handle natural history her biography of Martin Lister in of the Museum of Natural History, objects, from ancient fossils 2011 as Web of Nature: Martin shows how Smith’s early maps to minerals and mammals. Lister (1639-1712), the First gave insights into the three- Run by expert volunteers Arachnologist. She will talk about dimensional structure of the Earth. from the Museum of Natural Lister's life and science, and the History. Suitable for all ages. recent discoveries that she has Rogue Traders made about him in Oxford. Sunday 30 June, 2.30pm Origami Animals Monica Price, Head of Earth Friday 2 & Friday 23 August and County Collections at the Museum of 1-4pm Natural History Natural History presents some of Make exciting origami animals Tuesday 6 August, 7pm the fakes and forgeries from the inspired by the Natural Histories Robert Plot was Keeper of University’s collection of minerals. exhibition. Suitable for all aged 7+. the at its foundation in 1683 and an early The Art and Science Mysteries of the exponent of county natural of Taxidermy Natural World history. That tradition is the focus Sunday 18 August, 2.30pm Thursday 29 - Saturday 31 of the PhD which David Beck Professional taxidermist Derek August, 1-4pm is currently completing at the Frampton reveals the techniques, Snakestones or salamanders? University of Warwick. tools and artistry of preparing Touch, feel and discover curious animal skins for display. objects of natural history. Try our Pressed for Time: tricky quiz! Suitable for ages 6+. Collecting and Flying Icons Understanding Plants Sunday 8 September Tuesday 17 September, 7pm 2.30pm Evening Event Dr Stephen Harris discusses Kate Santry, Head of Archival human understanding of plants collections at the Museum of Summer Quiz over the past 400 years, Natural History, reveals the Wednesday 17 July, 7pm through the history of herbaria scientific importance of Jones’ Quizzical creatures and all things and collecting. Stephen Harris Icones – an unpublished collection natural history are the starting is Druce Curator of the Oxford of watercolour butterflies painted point for this year’s MHS quiz. As University Herbaria and author of by William Jones (1745-1818). ever, this annual event will have Planting Paradise: Cultivating the something fun for everyone. Enter Garden, 1501-1900 (2011). a team of three or four, or come Gallery Tours along and join a scratch team on Half a Century and the night. Drinks and prizes. Counting: Population Selected Saturdays 2pm Studies of the Great Tit at 29 June /13 July Wytham Woods 24 August /14 September Thursday 26 September, 7pm 28 September Professor Ben Sheldon, Curator-led tours of the Natural Director of the Edward Grey Histories exhibition. Institute, shares the new directions for the study of the great tit at Wytham in the 21st century: social behaviour, genetics, the ecology of disease, For full information about all events, see and responses to changing environments. www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/naturalhistories