Natural History Collection

 

 

                        Loggerhead Cranium, Age Unknown

The Natural History Collection presents a sampling of the long tradition of scientific studies and expedition collecting in the Cayman Islands.

Some of the specimens have their roots in the 1930’s from the original Ira Thompson Collection, and some are new acquisitions and discoveries. There are fossils from the sea which were discovered on land, forms of land-life retrieved from the sea and everything in between. Behind the scenes, there are vibrant on-going collection and research activities carried out by staff, scientists and volunteers. Come inside our virtual collection and look around.

Take a virtual tour of our collections