What's on at the Museum
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What's on for visitors
Look out for the latest rotation of beautiful 18th-century Australian watercolours in the Images of Nature gallery.
The Museum offers visitors lots of free daily activities including films, tours, talks and shows, as well as its many gallery experiences, and world-renowned specimen collections.
In addition, there are special exhibitions, events and displays at different times of the year.
Browse all our events in the Events calendar
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Special events
Join us for some amazing activities and special events in the Museum and our Wildlife Garden.
Gallery highlights
At a glance, discover all the bits no visitor wants to miss! All galleries are free with the exception of some temporary exhibitions.
Images of Nature
See our latest temporary exhibition of Australian images and explore the Museum’s world-famous collection of natural history artworks.
Darwin Centre
Go on the Cocoon tour. Discover incredible specimens, exciting displays and shows, and see scientists at work.
Wildlife Garden
Spring has sprung and the Wildlife Garden is open for 2012 with monthly free family events.
Special displays
Our special displays show extraordinary specimens and new collections. Currently we have British beetles and Darwin's pet tortoise.
Daytime events and activities
Choose from talks, tours, Explorer backpacks, or get hands-on in the Investigate centre.
The Vault
Discover the stories behind some of nature's most rare, unique and valuable treasures in the Museum's Vault gallery.
Temporary exhibitions
Watch the video trailer to glimpse inside the Animal Inside Out exhibition.
Animal Inside Out
Go on an eye-opening anatomical safari of the natural world. See how animal bodies look and work when the flesh is stripped away.
Scott's Last Expedition exhibition
Explore the captivating story of Captain Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica and experience life inside their famous hut.
Wild Planet
See classic Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition images in our free outdoor display on the Museum's East lawn. Open now.
May event highlights
Join our nature carnival full of family activities on 27 May.
Our annual fair Big Nature Day, which celebrates the biodiversity of the great outdoors, returns to the Wildlife Garden and Darwin Centre on 27 May.
Discover the Museum at night
Explore your creative side with our new series of Nature on Canvas evening art courses from 31 May. Our next Friday Late opening is 25 May where you can visit our exhibitions or take part in a discussion on Displaying the Dead.
Coming soon for Jubilee week
Get ready for our first-ever adult-only sleepover, Dino Snores for Grown-ups on 9 June and our free Bat Festival weekend returns on 9 - 10 June.