The New Mineral and Gem Gallery at the British Museum.

From: The Mineralogical Record | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: White, John S. | Copyright information

The effect of the merger between the British Museum of Natural History and the Geological Museum on the mineral and gemstone collections of the museums are discussed. The museum's exhibitions and method of mineral display are described and evaluated.

In 1985, the two museums just around the corner from each other, the Geological Museum and the British Museum (Natural History), were merged into one. They had somewhat overlapping exhibits in the earth sciences, but the dominant min...

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