DK Books Behind The Scenes At The Museum

Take an exclusive tour of the world's most exciting museums and discover their hidden treasures.

This behind-the-scenes guide showcases a huge range of incredible artefacts from history and reveals the hard work, care, and effort that goes into collecting, preserving and storing them.

Ever wondered what happens to an astronaut's space suit after it's been worn on the Moon? Or how the world's most valuable diamond is looked after? Find out all about how museums work and the people that make it happen - from how historians care for Anne Frank's diary to what it takes to excavate and exhibit a woolly mammoth skeleton.

Take an Exclusive Tour of the World's Most Exciting Museums and Discover Their Hidden Treasures.

This Behind-the-scenes Guide Showcases a Huge Range of Incredible Artefacts From History and Reveals the Hard Work, Care, and Effort That Goes Into Collecting, Preserving and Storing Them.

Ever Wondered What Happens to an Astronaut's Space Suit After It's Been Worn on the Moon? Or How the World's Most Valuable Diamond Is Looked After? Find Out All About How Museums Work and the People That Make It Happen - From How Historians Care for Anne Frank's Diary to What It Takes to Excavate and Exhibit a Woolly Mammoth Skeleton.

Behind the Scenes at the Museum Gives You Exclusive Access to Hidden Objects That Aren't Normally on Public Display. It Lets You Into a World of Animal Specimens Pickled in Jars, Priceless Jewellery Too Valuable to Be on Display, and Fragile Papers That Must Be Kept in Carefully Controlled Conditions