Virtual gifts

Gifts with a difference

Choose from our exciting range of virtual gifts to delight friends and family who love the natural world. You'll also be supporting the work of the Museum in a more unique way.

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From £5 to £500, these original gifts are perfect for natural history lovers and dinosaur fans.

When you buy a virtual gift you will receive a personalised gift certificate to send to your friends or family. Please allow up to 10 working days for the delivery of your virtual gift certificate.

Virtual gift ideas:

One of Dippy's bones

Clean one of Diplodocus' bones
£5

T. rex tooth

Clean a T.rex tooth
£10


Topaz in the Museum's Vault

Polish a gem
£20

Microscope

Buy specimens and equipment from beetles to microscopes
from £4 to £500


Child looking at skull in Investigate Centre

Support our education programmes for children
from £20


Adults using equipment in the Investigate Centre

Support our community education programmes
from £20


Sponsor a rare bird book

Sponsor one of our rare books
£5 a month or £60 for a year online

Frame an artwork

Frame a valuable artwork
£30

Wildlife garden sheep

Ways to keep the Wildlife Garden rosy
from £10 to £50


Stag beetle specimen

Become a Patron of the Museum's Annual Fund and help save our specimens
from £100


For more information about our virtual gifts, please contact us on tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5906 or email us.

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Cartoon image of a hatchet fish on a museum pass

In World War II the Museum was used as a secret base to develop new gadgets for allied spies, including an exploding rat!