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  • Subway Station Koenigsplatz Munich
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    Subway Station Koenigsplatz Munich
    Commuters wait on the platform of Koenigsplatz U-Bahn station along the U2 line in Munich, Germany, on May 18, 2025. The station wall is decorated with classical sculpture motifs referencing nearby museums and cultural landmarks. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
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    Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
    The arch at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village is quiet due to health concerns to stop the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, United States, on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Gordon Donovan)

     

  • Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
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    Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
    Union Square subway station and park is quiet due to health concerns to stop the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, United States, on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Gordon Donovan)

     

  • Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
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    Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
    The Canal Street subway station is quiet due to health concerns related to COVID-19 in New York City, United States, on May 2, 2020. (Photo by Gordon Donovan)

     

  • Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
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    Pandemic In NYC: Then And Now
    The Astor Place subway station bandshell is quiet due to health concerns to stop the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, United States, on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Gordon Donovan)

     

  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Paul Williams, Claire Dale-Lace, Joe Kenway and Francis Grew seen in the newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Joe Kenway, project manager at the London Museum seen in the newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Paul Williams, co founder of Stanton Williams architects seen in the newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    A general plan of the market and how it will look and be used as the London museum. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The newly discovered underground vault. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Old plans of the basement from 1894. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Wrought iron columns discovered under concrete in the underground level of the old market. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    Some market signage is being retained as part of the museum. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The domed roof will be kept in the new museum building, with an image showing the new museum staircase being built. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
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    Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
    Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city's busiest streets set 'magical' new challenge for multimillion pound project.

    When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats.

    Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all.

    The domed roof will be kept in the new museum building. The new London Museum site in Smithfield, central London, currently scheduled to open in 2026. An underground brick vault was discovered completely by chance by workmen turning the former market into the new museum. Photographed 15 August 2024

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  • Tate director Maria Balshaw: 'I still come into work feeling terrified'
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    Tate director Maria Balshaw: 'I still come into work feeling terrified'
    The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making.

    Maria Balshaw, 54, has been the director of Tate since 2017, the first woman to hold the position.

    Maria Balshaw, Director of The Tate. Written new book - Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter. Photographed at Tate Britain.

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  • Tate director Maria Balshaw: 'I still come into work feeling terrified'
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    Tate director Maria Balshaw: 'I still come into work feeling terrified'
    The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making.

    Maria Balshaw, 54, has been the director of Tate since 2017, the first woman to hold the position.

    Maria Balshaw, Director of The Tate. Written new book - Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter. Photographed at Tate Britain.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals with a female narwhal skull in cabinet with elongated tooth/tusk inside skull. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
    7th December 2022.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals with a female narwhal skull in cabinet with elongated tooth/tusk inside skull. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
    7th December 2022.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
    7th December 2022.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
    7th December 2022.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals with Whale ear wax plugs. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
    7th December 2022.

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  • A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals in the Natural History Museum Life Sciences department. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals in the Natural History Museum Life Sciences department. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals in the Natural History Museum Life Sciences department. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals in the Natural History Museum Life Sciences department. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals holds a dolphin pectoral fin skeleton. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    A rare glimpse inside Britain's secret vault of whale skeletons
    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

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    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

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    The Natural History Museum's legendary cetacean collection - a hoard of bones of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises, so valuable that the museum keeps the location under wraps - could hold the key to the long-term future of these species.

    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

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    Behind a 10-foot tall door, in a secret location, lies a treasure trove of bones. Some of the biggest bones are laid out on storage units made of scaffolding, others are stacked against each other on racks - rows and rows of specimens. The smallest are tucked into drawers of faded-yellow metal cabinets. A selection of skulls lies on a low table; crudely stuffed animals hang from the painted breezeblock walls. Everything is carefully labelled.

    This vast room houses the Natural History Museum's cetacean collection - a globally unique hoard of 6,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises.

    "It's visually stunning, yes, but also incredibly scientifically and culturally significant," says Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's principal curator of mammals. "You're looking at one of the best research collections of its kind in the world - what makes it unique is the species representation."

    Richard Sabin, Principal Curator of Mammals in the Natural History Museum Life Sciences department. Natural History Museum cetacean collection.
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    New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
    Zewditu Gebreyohanes recently appointed trustee at the Victoria and Albert Museum is also director of pressure group Restore Trust which was set up to stop the National Trust acting in a political way by obliterating traces of history and heritage from its properties.

    Zewditu Gebreyohanes , 23, pictured at Hyde Park, London, UK.
    13 October 2022.

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  • New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
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    New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
    Zewditu Gebreyohanes recently appointed trustee at the Victoria and Albert Museum is also director of pressure group Restore Trust which was set up to stop the National Trust acting in a political way by obliterating traces of history and heritage from its properties.

    Zewditu Gebreyohanes , 23, pictured at Hyde Park, London, UK.
    13 October 2022.

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  • New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
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    New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
    Zewditu Gebreyohanes recently appointed trustee at the Victoria and Albert Museum is also director of pressure group Restore Trust which was set up to stop the National Trust acting in a political way by obliterating traces of history and heritage from its properties.

    Zewditu Gebreyohanes , 23, pictured at Hyde Park, London, UK.
    13 October 2022.

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    New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
    Zewditu Gebreyohanes recently appointed trustee at the Victoria and Albert Museum is also director of pressure group Restore Trust which was set up to stop the National Trust acting in a political way by obliterating traces of history and heritage from its properties.

    Zewditu Gebreyohanes , 23, pictured at Hyde Park, London, UK.
    13 October 2022.

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    New V&A trustee Zewditu Gebreyohanes
    Zewditu Gebreyohanes recently appointed trustee at the Victoria and Albert Museum is also director of pressure group Restore Trust which was set up to stop the National Trust acting in a political way by obliterating traces of history and heritage from its properties.

    Zewditu Gebreyohanes , 23, pictured at Hyde Park, London, UK.
    13 October 2022.

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