The Natural History Museum Annual Review 2003 | 2004
 
Introduction The Director's Review Our Year World Class Science
Opening Up the Collection Darwin Centre Innovation 3 Million+ Visitors A Place for Learning
Working for Us Looking Ahead Our Supporters Financial Review
Corporate Governance Previous Years' Reports
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Looking Ahead: 2004/05 exhibitions and events
A dazzling new blockbuster exhibition (details to be announced) and a scary new T. rex model are among the attractions planned for the coming year. For more information and to book tickets for special exhibitions and events, visit our website at www.nhm.ac.uk/exhibitions or call (020) 7942 5000.
 

Face to Face. A compelling exhibition of works by the artist and photographer James Mollison, whose close-cropped portraits of orphaned apes highlight the dangers threatening our primate cousins.
May to September 2005.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The exhibition of winning and commended pictures from the 2004 Wildlife Photographer of the Year opens in October. The competition is organised each year by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
23 October 2004 to 17 April 2005.

Pfizer Annual Science Forum. The tenth annual lecture in this acclaimed series will be given by Dr Armand Marie Leroi, the evolutionary developmental biologist and author of Mutants.
15 November 2004.

Public Open Meeting. An opportunity to hear about the Museum's plans, review performance, and ask questions. Museum scientists will be on hand to talk about their work and show specimens. Entry is free but is by ticket only - please see our website for further information and to order tickets.
28 October 2004.

Richard Owen - The Man Who Invented Dinosaurs. A celebration of the gifted but controversial scientist Richard Owen on the bicentenary of his birth. Admission free.
Until 31 October 2004.

Poo - A Natural History of the Unmentionable. Everything you ever wanted to know about poo. This unusual exhibition, based on Nicola Davies' new book of the same title, features everything from professional poo-eaters to faecal farmers. At the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum in Tring. Admission free.
Until 28 November 2004.

Nature on our Doorstep. This photographic exhibition features the work of local photographers Jill Pakenham, Paul Keene, Andy Sands and Chris Doncaster. At the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum in Tring.
Until 5 December 2004.

Animal Mummies. A look at the different types of animals mummified by the Egyptians and other cultures, plus examples of natural mummification. At the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum in Tring.
February to July 2005.
 
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