Special displays

Don't miss out on our special displays on your Museum visit

Our special displays show unusual or extraordinary specimens and updates on topical themes or new collections. 

  • Wallace's flying frog
    Wallace Discovery Trail

    Share in the intrepid adventures of Alfred Russel Wallace on our family-friendly Museum trail.

  • Dolphin skull
    First Time Out

    See a decorated dolphin skull on display in our Central Hall, one of 10 weird and wonderful objects on show across England.

  • Piltdown man reconstruction
    The Piltdown Man hoax

    Get close to objects in the thrilling story of the Piltdown Man in our latest display. Once considered a major scientific discovery, it was in fact an elaborate hoax.

  • Fossil corals
    Indonesia's fossil corals

    Glimpse our recently acquired collection of Indonesian coral fossils that our Museum scientists are researching.