One of the fun parts of collecting is deciding what to collect. Some people collect lots of different variations of the same type of things, like stamps, coins or teapots. Others may collect lots of different types of things that are all made from the same material or by the same person or manufacturer. Other collections may centre around a subject like cats or football.
Here we have hand-picked a small selection of Natural History specimens along with items from our other collections that have a link to the topic of natural history in some way and put them into mini-collections or galleries for you to explore. Some items feature in more than one gallery because it is possible to group even a small collection of items in lots of different ways.
Please share your thoughts on both the galleries and the individual items by selecting your favourites and leaving comments.