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The Museum was pleased to host delegates from UNIMAS on 20 May 2025, Tuesday! They were brought on a short tour of the Museum gallery. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting them and hope they enjoyed their visit here!

The Museum will be holding a booth at the Festival of Biodiversity by National Parks Board this weekend! Come on down to learn more about our specimens and much more!

[NiS BioD Records] New record of wentletrap species, Faurot’s wentletrap, in Singapore! 🔗 Read more in our latest #biodiversity records: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/publications/n…

We’re calling for applications for the Yang Chang Man Research Fellowship in Biodiversity and the Leo Tan Research Fellowship in Biodiversity, designed to empower early career researchers of Southeast Asia’s biodiversity. 🔗: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/jobs/research-…

The Museum held a booth at the Festival of Biodiversity 2025 by National Parks Board from 31 May to 1 June 2025! We were excited to interact with all of you and share about the Museum’s work! Thank you to everyone who came down and visited our booth last weekend!

What is taxonomy? How are species named? What goes into conducting research? Check out our brand new series, Science Stand, where we take our stand outdoors, in the gallery, and amidst the creepiest jars... Episode 1 of Science Stand is out now! 🔗: youtu.be/cUmExf9G_zk?si…

We were excited to host Ms Esme Ward, Director of Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester, at the Museum yesterday! Here’s a selfie of Ms Ward, together with Assoc Prof Darren Yeo, Head of LKCNHM, and Ms Lydia Gan, Manager of the SIGNIFY project!

Ever wondered how organisms get their scientific names? Who ensures that every animal has a unique and universally accepted scientific name? In this episode of Science Stand, we learn more about the ICZN: youtu.be/N9_yIK3lxuE?si…

The Museum was delighted to host Dr Charles Cannon from National Parks Board on Tuesday, 10 June! Here, Assoc Prof Darren Yeo, Head of LKCNHM, Asst Prof Lim Jun Ying from NUS Biological Sciences, and Dr Cannon are standing in front of a slice of a Changi tree trunk in our Museum gallery!

Last Wed, 11 Jun, we were honoured to host Dr Chuang’s family for a special tour of the Museum. They had the opportunity to see the specimens collected by him some 50 years ago, which are now carefully preserved in our collections —some of which are on showcase in our gallery.

We are pleased to host Dr Weeyawat Jaitrong from the Thai Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, and his PhD student Ms Kuntima Yodprasit from 15 to 28 June. They had come to examine ant specimens in the ZRC. We hope they have a pleasant visit here!

Would you still love me if I was a worm? 🐛🥺 Well, our Associate Curator of Cnidaria, Echinodermata & Worms, Ms Tashfia Raquib, would probably love you MORE! Check out Episode 3 of Science Stand, where we talk about all things worm-y! Out now: youtu.be/E7UTMRoNMKk

[NiS BioD Records] Green sea turtle sighted at Labrador Nature Reserve! 🔗 Read more in our latest #biodiversity records: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/publications/n…

We are pleased to welcome Dr Kevin Conway from Texas A&M University and Dr Michael Hammer from Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory from 16 to 27 June! They have come to study gobioid fish specimens from the ZRC. We hope they have a pleasant and fruitful visit here!

This isn’t clickbait, but it’s a catfish (literally)! In Aug 2022, a species of catfish was found for the first time in a forest stream in Singapore. The catfish’s discovery was a complete accident, but the story will get you hooked! 🔗Science Stand EP 4: youtu.be/2WkysCR70Ss?si…

In celebration of National Day this year, from 1 July to 30 September 2025, present this e-coupon at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum ticketing counter to enjoy 20% off admission! T&Cs apply. Find out more here: greendotmedia.com.sg/coupons/ndp/20…

Did you know that the Neptune’s cup sponge was rediscovered in Singapore in 2011, after it was thought to be extinct for nearly a century? Get ready to soak it all in on this episode of Science Stand! Watch Episode 5 of Science Stand here: youtu.be/HrZr6HCwquc

[NiS BioD Records] Nesting observations of brahminy kites in Singapore! 🔗 Read more in our latest #biodiversity records: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/publications/n…

The Museum recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary! In this special 10th Anniversary edition of the podcast, join Professor Leo Tan, Advisor of LKCNHM, as he takes us down memory lane to where it all started. Check out this episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/0xWb7n…

We see ants all the time, but how much do you actually know about these little creatures? 🐜In today’s episode of Science Stand, we delve into the secret world of ants with our Curator of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropoda, Dr Wendy Wang! 🔗: youtu.be/uD70bP2z3BY