Treasures of the Month
Under England’s famous old oak tree: John Clayton’s account of the Cowthorpe Oak
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne examines an old account about an ancient giant of nature for this edition of Treasure of the Month.
1st October 2021
Burlington House: Our Home Since 1856
Video: Learn about the Linnean Society's origin story in this mid-19th century building and explore some of its hidden spaces
3rd September 2021
Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal
For our August "Treasure of the Month", Librarian Will Beharrell introduces a beautiful botanical work with a troubled history
28th July 2021
Citizen Cane: Robert Brown’s Malacca Cane
In July's 'Treasure of the Month', Glenn Benson, our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, tells the story of botanist Robert Brown's Malacca cane and how it came to our collections
25th June 2021
John Ellis’ Microscopic Animals
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne takes a closer look at some microscopic marvels
26th May 2021
To Make Strange Things Appear: Lantern Slides at the Linnean Society
Join Conservator Janet Ashdown as she looks at one of the more obscure collections at the Society
29th April 2021
