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    Venom: Killer and cure

    Enter the realm of venomous creatures in this eye-opening exhibition. Now open.

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    10 things to look forward to at the Museum in 2018

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  • Movie Nights at the Museum

    Movie Nights at the Museum

    See your science fiction favourites on the big screen at Movie Nights at the Museum. 

    Various dates
    £28 
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  • Crime Scene Live

    Crime Scene Live

    Work with Museum scientists to catch a killer in this interactive murder-mystery.

    Various dates
    £54-£60
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  • Dino Snores for Grown-ups

    Dino Snores for Grown-ups

    A sleep over at the Museum for grown-ups. Enjoy a night of music, food, science and cinema.

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    £168-£180
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  • Dr. Sylvia Earle prepares to dive © NOAA Photo Library
    OCEANS
    A lifetime on the bottom of the sea
    20 December 2017

    What is it like to stand on the ocean floor? What do you learn from a lifetime spent in the heart of the sea? 

  • Ice Fox © Henrik Lund
    Wildlife Photographer of the Year: foxes in focus
    30 December 2017

    Meet the red fox, a firm favourite of photographers around the world.

  • Video The cannibals of Gough's Cave
    HUMAN EVOLUTION
    The cannibals of Gough's Cave
    15 December 2017

    Dr Silvia Bello tells us about the gruesome yet fascinating behaviour of people living in a Somerset cave 14,700 years ago.

  • The incubator bird © Gerry Pearce
    Wildlife Photographer of the Year: the turkey that builds its own ‘oven’
    23 November 2017

    Find out more about the fascinating behaviour of the Australian brush turkey.

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