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Colour and Vision exhibition
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'A mind-expanding peepshow of nature.' – The Guardian
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Science Uncovered 2016
Take part in hundreds of activities at our annual festival of science – 30 September.
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Download the new Fossil Explorer app
Discover the ancient plants and animals hidden beneath your feet.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Book tickets to this year's showcase of the best nature photography. Opens 21 October.
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David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef Dive
An amazing virtual reality journey beneath the waves.
Events
Discover
An exotic colour at the far end of our visible spectrum and often associated with royalty, purple is relatively rare in nature.
Colour is a challenge to preserve in Museum collections. What can curators do when it fades?
Discover the stories behind the images in a first look at this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Tiny, delicate and beautiful, the Blaschka models capture the ethereal mystery of the deep sea.
