Hands-on activities

Get up close and personal with the Museum in these hands-on activities, where you can handle real specimens from our collections.

  • A view of Investigate
    Investigate

    Touch it, weigh it, measure it. From beetles and snake skins to meteorites and skulls. Hundreds of real, natural history specimens for students to touch and explore are in our hands-on science centre.

  • Wildlife Garden activities
    Wildlife Garden activities

    Thousands of native species of plants and animals live in our garden making it the perfect place to explore National Curriculum themes.

School bookings

All school activities must be booked in advance. To book, please call our school bookings line between 08.30-16.00, Monday to Friday during term-time, or 10.00-13.00 during the school holidays.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5555