Month: October 2020

The conference Symbiosis: Art and Science in Natural History Museums and Collections is starting in just over a week on Monday 9th November. Here is the full Symbiosis conference programme, with links to free registration for each panel: Symbiosis: Art and Science in Natural History Museums and Collections Session 1: Monday 9th November 2-5pm – … Continue reading “Symbiosis conference – final programme”

Read John Holmes, co-founder of Symbiosis, on why, in the current world, the arts and humanities and the sciences need to work together: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/2020/10/why-the-arts-and-the-sciences-need-each-another-more-than-ever.aspx

The Symbiosis Network is holding its next conference online on 9, 11 and 13 November from Oxford University Museum of Natural History, supported by the University of Birmingham. The theme of the conference is Symbiosis: Art and Science in Natural History Museums and Collections. The panels will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. UK … Continue reading “Symbiosis conference 9-13 Nov 2020 – Programme and Registration”

We are delighted to announce that the Symbiosis network will be holding its next conference online on 9, 11 and 13 November from Oxford University Museum of Natural History, supported by the University of Birmingham. The theme of the conference is Symbiosis: Art and Science in Natural History Museums and Collections. The panels will be … Continue reading “Symbiosis conference online 9-13 November 2020”

Oxford University Museum of Natural History will soon be celebrating its 160th anniversary with a new display on the museum’s history and mission. The exhibition, called ‘Truth to Nature’, is due to open on 18th October and is already available online. Co-curated with John Holmes from the University of Birmingham, it showcases the role of … Continue reading “Truth to Nature at the Oxford University Museum”