Bookings are now closed. Our next home education day is on Friday 6 November. View the programme Home educators are welcome to visit us to bring learning to life. We offer a range of opportunities to ...

Sarah Addezio has been appointed as Programme Delivery Director for DiSSCo UK at the Natural History Museum bringing ...

Sir Richard Owen (1804–1892) is regarded as one of the most prominent scientific figures of the Victorian era. He devoted a career spanning 60 years to research in zoology and palaeontology, ...

The secret of how seals can hear in air and water has been revealed using the Natural History Museum’s collection.

Three species of lace web spiders live in the UK. They are usually found outdoors on walls, fencing and clutter around the garden, but are most common in homes in autumn when males leave their webs to ...

Roaming the galleries and gardens can be exhausting stuff. Rest and refuel in our cafes and pick up dinosaur and nature-inspired gifts and souvenirs in our shops. Refuel in our cafes and pick up gifts ...

Select a scene to explore the whale's story, from the ocean to the Museum's collections to the historic Hintze Hall.

Prepare your moves to get the earth quaking, get ready to heat up the dancefloor and make meteoric waves into an unforgettable 2026. Stellar entertainment and activities will be back by popular demand ...

Flying haphazardly through the air on a balmy summer day, the male stag beetle is in a hurry to find a mate. Find out how he puts his spectacular antler-like jaws to use, why this species needs ...

Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820) insect collection of 4,000 insects, includes butterflies, flies, bugs and moths. The Banks and Sloane collections are the only two maintained separately within the ...

Plesiosaurs are a group of extinct marine reptiles that lived in the oceans while the dinosaurs lived on land. Find out what plesiosaur fossils have revealed about these animals and how big they could ...

We now know how good the sense of smell was in giant sloths, sabre-toothed tigers and other long-lost species. In the last 12 months, we celebrated the start of our new science centre and appointed ...