Gallery highlights

Museum visit must-sees

At a glance, here are the bits no visitor wants to miss in the Museum's galleries.

Treasures in the Cadogan Gallery

Explore some of the most exceptional objects from the Museum’s collection in our new permanent gallery, now open.
Dinosaurs

Meet a terrifying T.rex, inspect dinosaur skeletons and sort the facts from the myths about why dinosaurs died out in the famous Dinosaurs gallery.
Mammals (blue whale)

Discover a world of massive mammals. Inspect a blue whale, the largest creature ever, from above and below.
Central Hall

The Museum's grand entrance hall includes the Diplodocus skeleton, a 1,300-year-old giant sequoia tree, Darwin's statue and the coelacanth, a prehistoric fish still living in the Indian Ocean.
Images of Nature

See our new exhibition of contemporary and historic artwork from the Museum's India collection in the beautiful Images of Nature gallery.
Creepy Crawlies

Satisfy your curiosity about ants, hawk moths, termites, spiders, hermit crabs and 1000s of their relatives.
The Vault

Discover the stories behind some of nature's most rare, unique and valuable treasures in the Museum's Vault gallery.
Visions of Earth

Walk along an avenue of sculptures, and examine beautiful specimens, including a piece of the Moon. Then take the escalator up through the giant Earth sculpture made from iron, zinc and copper.
Cocoon

Get a sneak preview of the spectacular Darwin Centre Cocoon experience and the fantastic exhibits inside.
Attenborough Studio

Join in exciting events and shows in the Darwin Centre's visually stunning, high-tech studio space.