Home for fossils, rocks and scientists
The Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is the national museum of natural history and a centre of scientific research in taxonomy and biodiversity. Over 350 people care for the collections and carry out scientific research in the museum.
The Waterhouse building
This is one of the famous South Kensington museums.
The architect for the main building was Alfred Waterhouse from Manchester. He decided to face the whole building with terracotta. This blue and buff fired clay makes the Museum one of the most striking buildings in London
The decoration on the outside of the main building includes figures of animals and plants reflecting the work of the people and the collections inside.
A centre for research
Research in the museum includes:
* botany,
* entomology,
* mineralogy,
* paleontology, and
* zoology.
Submitted by: Andrew Hunt, 19 January 2007
