Photo impressions from London, 2001

The Royal Entomological Society is situated in South Kensington close to the Natural History Museum. The building retains all the original charm and character of the mid-nineteenth century when it was erected. The Society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of London. In 1885 a Royal Charter was granted to the Entomological Society by Queen Victoria, and the privilege of adding the word ‘Royal’ to the title was granted by King George V in 1933.

The Society possesses one of the finest entomological libraries in the world, with a superb collection of eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century works on insects. There are in addition collections of the manuscripts, diaries, drawings and correspondence of entomologists. Currently, the Society publishes six scientific journals: Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Ecological Entomology, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Physiological Entomology, Systematic Entomology and Insect Molecular Biology.