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The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
This document details the annual report and accounts for the Natural History Museum for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
This document details the annual report and accounts for the Natural History Museum, 2022 to 2023.
The Prime Minister has appointed Sally MacGregor to the board of the Natural History Museum for a term of 4 years from 14 January 2026 to 13 January 2030.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Shahpur Kabaji as Legal Trustee of the Natural History Museum from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2031
This document details the annual report and accounts for the Natural History Museum for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March.
Framework Agreement signed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Natural History Museum (NHM).
Natural History Museum funding settlement letters
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