Hidden Spaces: Inside the natural history storage room at the former Royal Alberta Museum

At first glance, there is little visible to suggest that this room houses one of Alberta’s largest collections of natural history.
Row upon row of hulking grey cabinets greet you as you enter the bird and mammal research collection at the former Royal Alberta Museum in west-end Edmonton. The room, which is only one part of the museum’s natural history collection, could easily be mistaken for the computer server room of some large institution, but inside each cabinet is a meticulously