Collective Knowledge from Our Changing World
From evolutionary history to our conservation future, explore the power and majesty of museum collections through the lens of famed NatGeo photographer Craig Cutler
NHM is home to 35 million objects . . .and counting!
Collective Knowledge from Our Changing World, the new exhibition of photographs by NatGeo's Craig Cutler in NHM Commons, features images of rarely seen and sometimes overlooked collections.
These vibrant photographs offer a new look at objects and specimens from across the Natural History Museum’s collections. Each holds valuable information about the world around us—from the diversity of life and cultural memories to our changing environment.
Together, our collections form an archive of the world that we can learn from, now and in the future.
Craig Cutler
Discover how the fossil skull of an ancient toothed whale will fuel future research as a “type specimen”.
Craig Cutler
Learn how the stained bones and cartilage of a young critically endangered sea bass can help conserve them in the wild.
Craig Cutler
Made from the breadfruit tree, a source of wood and food in Samoa that brings nature to all parts of life, this headrest exemplifies a powerful relationship with the natural world.
