Collecting and society

	Value The Museum puts a lot of resources into looking after the Collections - why? What is their value to society, in the UK and internationally?
	Collecting today How are specimens collected today? What are the ethical considerations?
	Pressusres on nature In the long term, there are many threats to our biodiversity and environment. What are the main threats and how is the museum helping to combat them?
	Keeping today We have specimens from all over the world. Why do we keep our specimens here?
	History How did The Natural History Museum come to have such large and important collections?
	People Who works at the Museum? Why do they choose to do this work? How did they start on their scientific career?