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Adventurous Fellows: Part One

While we may be stuck at home, join our Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson over the next few weeks, as we follow some 'Adventurous Fellows' from the Society's history.

Adventurous Fellows: Part Two

Being 'adventurous' has often meant exploring terrain closer to home. Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson takes a look at the exploration of not just science itself, but also the rather unassuming town of Braintree, in Essex.

Adventurous Fellows: Part Three

As we follow the voyages of some adventurous Fellows, join Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson as he looks at the Society's connections with the lost Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage

Metal and memories of World War 2

On occasion, we find mysterious artefacts in our collections. In this case, an old bullet. Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson finds out more...

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

The Medals of Rosemary Lowe-McConnell

Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson takes a look at three recent and invaluable donations to the Society's collections

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker’s "Prince of Mantua" Medal

Our Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson examines one of the great botanist's medals, and finds that all that glitters is not gold

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Sculpture of Nikolai Vavilov

Glenn Benson, our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, looks at one of our artefacts that, despite being displayed on the fireplace in the Library for many years, is often overlooked.

Mini Linné

This month Glenn Benson, our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, looks at another treasure that hides in plain sight in the Linnean Society’s rooms in New Burlington House: the one metre tall statue of Carl Linnaeus

A Tale of Two Cabinets

Our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, continues his series of articles on the artefacts displayed in the Society’s rooms at New Burlington House; objects which, due to their familiarity, may otherwise go unnoticed.

As Far as the Eye can See | Two Views of Nature

This month our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, looks at the depiction of nature through two small landscapes in the Society’s collection.

Seeing Double – Henry and Edward Doubleday – Entomologists

Glenn Benson our Hon. Curator of Artefacts looks at the men behind the images of the Doubledays in the collection of the Society and discovers an unexpected connection to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London where he works.

AdoptLINN Supporters

14th September 2016: Every New Term Deserves a Fresh Pencil Case

3rd March 2017: The Linnean Society receives the visit of the Embassy of Sweden

Celebrating our Volunteers

Ahead of International Volunteer Day, we pay tribute to those who donate their time and energy to the Linnean Society

Explore our Building and Collections

LGBT+ at the Linnean Society

As we look forward to LGBT+ History Month, a number of our staff, curators, and Fellows share their experiences of being LGBT+ in science

Thomas Baines and the Great Tree Aloe

During research into the provenance of Charles Darwin’s vasculum (used on the voyage of the HMS Beagle), Glenn Benson, our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, came across this sketch of ‘The Great Tree Aloe of Damara Land’ by Thomas Baines (1820–1875).

Inside the Fish Skin Collection: Ollie Crimmen and the Lost Radiographs

This month's Treasure is our retiring curator of zoology, Ollie Crimmen, whose first job at the NHM was to X-ray the Linnaean fishes, as described by NHM's Chrissy Williams below.

The Gift of Time: Celebrating Our Collections Volunteers

As we mark National Volunteer Week, we take a moment to recognise the dedicated people who donate their time to the Linnean Society