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Jack Ashby, Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology
Thursday 29 January 2026, 18:45-20:00
Nature's Memory; behind the scenes at the world's natural history museums
- 👤 Speaker: Jack Ashby, Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology
- 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 29 January 2026, 18:45 - 20:00
- 📍 Venue: Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ
Abstract
In this talk, Jack Ashby will talk about some hidden stories behind the world’s iconic natural history museums, from enormous mounted whale skeletons to cabinets of impossibly tiny insects. He will illustrate the three main themes of his recent book: how well do natural history museums really represent nature, how did they really come together, and how can they help save the world?
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Natural History Society series.
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