The natural sciences collections of National Museums NI hold more than half a million specimens from Northern Ireland and beyond. Mighty whales and tiny snails, flowers and fungi, fossils and meteorites—these are just a few of the diverse specimens that we hold.
Many of the finest are on display. Others form a huge reference collection for scientists and other museum users to consult.
A Ghost at the Feast
Painting
A Moment of Magic
Painting
Adder (1966)
Drawing
Aechmea mertensii (Bromeliad)
Drawing
African Fish Eagle
Drawing
After the Snow - Lammergeier Alps
Drawing
Algarve Orchard
Drawing
Along the ridge - Shepherd - Sheep
Drawing
Arctic Visitor, Aran Island
Drawing
Ards Forest Park
Drawing
Arkle and Pat Taaffe
Painting
Arnold Benington photograph
Photograph
Avocet Resting
Drawing
Avocets in Flight
Drawing
Avocets in Heat Haze
Drawing
Badger
Drawing
Badger in Bluebell Wood
Painting
Badger Twins
Drawing
Ballintoy Harbour, Evening Eider Ducks
Drawing
Barn Owl at Roost
Painting
Barnacle Geese, Dunfanaghy
Painting
Bee-eater Colony
Painting
Bengal Tiger
Painting
Bittern
Drawing
Black stork family - Monfrague, Spain
Drawing
Black-tailed Godwits, Lagoa dos Salgados
Painting
Black-tails Alighting
Drawing
Black-winged Stilt and Flamingos
Painting
Black-winged Stilt Family
Drawing
Brent Arrivals
Painting
Brent at Dusk
Painting
Brent Geese - Schleswig Holstein
Drawing
Brent Geese Newcastle
Painting
Brent Light
Painting
Brents at Low Tide
Painting
Brown Leaves - Blue Tit and Great Tit (1969)
Drawing
Bustards Disturbed
Painting
Cacomistle
Drawing
Camberwell Beauty
Painting
Campbell College after Snow
Drawing
Cattle Egrets going to roost Algarve
Painting
Charr (1972)
Drawing
Choughs - Antrim Coast
Painting
Clydesdales at Plough
Painting
Clydesdales at Plough
Painting
Cock Blackbird in Distress (1876)
Drawing
Cock Capercaillie in Display
Drawing
Colour test
Artwork
Common Hawker on Flag Iris
Painting
Common Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks, Dundrum Bay
Painting
Common Seals in a Bay (1970)
Painting
Cranes Arriving Testorf
Drawing