Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections October 2021 - 21

Annual Meeting 2022
Field Trips
Field trips are still in the early planning stages but we hope
to include an Outlander themed trip, a walking tour around
Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags (good for anyone with a
love of Geology and Zoology), Roslyn Chapel (of Knights
Templar and holy grail fame), a whisky distillery, and a boat
trip on the Firth of Forth.
Accommodation
There is plenty of accommodation around Edinburgh, and
attendees will be able to book a range of accommodation at
reasonable prices through the conference website. Edinburgh
is very busy during the summer months so it is advisable not
to leave registration and hotel bookings to the last minute!
The following link gives an idea of what else will be happening
in Edinburgh in June 2022.
What's On Edinburgh June 2022 | Edinburgh Tourist
Your Hosts
National Museums Scotland - A Centre of Global
Excellence
The vision of George Wilson, the first director of what is now
the National Museum of Scotland, was for " a museum of the
world in relation to Scotland. " This statement, delivered two
years after the museum was founded in 1854 is as true today
as it was then. The roots of the collections held today include
the earliest collections originally held by the University of
Edinburgh's Museum of Natural History, the Royal Society of
Edinburgh, and the former National Museum of Antiquities
of Scotland and pre-date Wilson's museum by more than 100
years. Today, National Museums Scotland also includes the
National Museum of Flight, the National War Museum and
the National Museum of Rural Life.
The National Museums Scotland collections are some of the
most diverse in the world with 12 million items, spanning
Scottish History and Archaeology; Art, Design and Fashion,
Science and Technology; World Cultures and Natural Sciences,
and employ the largest body of curatorial and conservation
expertise in Scotland. The Natural Science collections
are particularly extensive with over 10 million specimens
covering vertebrate biology, invertebrates, palaeobiology
and Earth Systems Science. Scientifically unique collections
housed by the museum include the assemblages of Palaeozoic
fish and extant North Atlantic whales alongside numerous
historic collections such as those of Dufresne (incorporating
many insects, molluscs and birds), the fossils of Hugh
Miller, and collections from H.M.S. Challenger and Scottish
National Antarctic expedition. Iconic items include Dolly the
Sheep and " Lizzie, " the world's oldest reptile at 345 million
years old.
Our diverse collections will take you on a journey of discovery
through the history of Scotland and around the world,
taking in the wonders of nature, art, design and fashion and
science and technology-all under one roof.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Alongside the exquisite living collection of over 50,000
plants, growing on the 28 ha (70 acres) Inverleith site, the
RBGE has an extensive Herbarium containing nearly three
million specimens and representing half to two-thirds of the
world's flora. These specimens have been collected over the
last 300 years, from nearly every country in the world.
October 2021 * 21
https://edinburghtourist.co.uk/whats-on/june/
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