Natural History Museum

Multiple winners at 2013 Museums and Heritage Awards

We won a new award, Best of the Best, and a host of other accolades for our exhibitions and galleries at the Museums and Heritage Awards ceremony.

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Monday to Sunday	10.00 - 17.50

The Museum is open every day except 24-26 December. Last admission is at 17.30.

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5000

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Sebastiao Salgado: Genesis

The world premiere of Genesis unveils extraordinary black and white images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities.
11 Apr 2013 - 08 Sep 2013
Sensational Butterflies exhibition

From chomping caterpillars to beautiful butterflies, the Museum comes alive this summer with Sensational Butterflies.
29 Mar 2013 - 15 Sep 2013
Extinction: Not the End of the World?

This exhibition takes you beyond dodos and dinosaurs to explore the crucial role extinction plays in the evolution of life.
08 Feb 2013 - 08 Sep 2013
Wet weather helped human culture grow - 21/05/2013

Some of the earliest signs of modern human culture are linked to climate change.
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Discover the gentle giants and bloodthirsty hunters that roamed the Earth and see 3D dinosaurs too.

Use our fossil hunting guide to discover fossils around Britain. Find out about being a fossil expert in I want to be a palaeontologist.

Investigate the big five mass extinction events that each wiped out over half of all species alive at the time.

Discover more about volcanoes and find out about a Museum scientist who researches supervolcanoes.

Let your ideas ripen within the pages of this colourful notebook, our refreshing Gift of the Month.

Find picture-perfect gifts from the breath-taking Salgado exhibition on show at the Museum.