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7 February 2012

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At the Natural History Museum we have a variety of activities and events that run every day.

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Tuesday 7 February 2012

Anyone

Anyone
Cocoon
Cocoon

Take a self-guided tour and witness real specimens, incredible displays and thrilling interactive activities.

Anyone

Anyone
Images of Nature
Images of Nature

Explore the Museum's natural history artworks in our Images of Nature gallery. Free.

Anyone

Anyone
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 exhibition
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 exhibition

Visit our world-renowned annual exhibition to see the best wildlife photographs on the planet.

Anyone

Anyone
Scott's Last Expedition exhibition
Scott's Last Expedition exhibition

Explore the captivating story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica.

Anyone

Anyone
Light up Dippy
Light up Dippy

Make our famous and much-loved dinosaur in the Central Hall light up and roar.

Anyone

Anyone
Big Seaweed Search
Big Seaweed Search

Take a walk along the coast and help us monitor the effects of climate change and invasive species on the UK's seaweeds.

Families (under 7s)

Families
Family Explorer Backpacks
Family Explorer Backpacks

Families can explore the galleries together with a passport, binoculars and activity book. First come first served.

Schools (Key Stages 3-4)

Schools
Secondary Explore and Discover guides
Secondary Explore and Discover guides

Self-led guides which challenge students with gallery activities. Cost 50p each. Call to book on 020 7942 5555.

Schools (Key Stages 1-2)

Schools
Primary Explore and Discover guides
Primary Explore and Discover guides

Self-led guides which challenge pupils with gallery activities. Cost 50p each. Call and order on 020 7942 5555.

Schools (Key Stage 1)

Schools
Investigate for schools
Investigate for schools

School event (KS1, 2 and 3): Become a scientist for the day in our hands-on science centre.

10:30 - 11:30, 11:30 - 12:30, 12:30 - 13:30, 13:30 - 14:30

Schools (Key Stage 2)

Schools
Dino-Scientists
Dino-Scientists

School event (KS2: Y3-4): Become a dinosaur scientist for the day using our incredible galleries.

10:30, 11:30, 12:30

Schools (Key Stage 3)

Schools
The Variety Show KS3
The Variety Show KS3

Excite and enthuse your students about diversity, complexity and beauty of life on Earth in this fun science show.

10:30 - 11:05, 11:45 - 12:20, 12:45 - 13:20

Schools (Key Stage 1)

Schools
Explorers: Ourselves and Other Animals
Explorers: Ourselves and Other Animals

School event (Reception, KS1): Take up a self-guided Explorer challenge through the Museum.

10:45 - 11:45, 11:45 - 12:45

Schools (Key Stage 2)

Schools
Dino Scene Investigation
Dino Scene Investigation

Schools event (KS2) - Find out how Paleontologists study specimens in this key stage 2 palaeontology workshop.

10:45 - 11:45, 13:15 - 14:15

Schools (Key Stage 3)

Schools
Earth science show - Rocks the House
Earth science show - Rocks the House

School event (KS3): Marvel at the power within the Earth.

10:45 - 11:30, 12:15 - 13:00, 13:45 - 14:30

Schools (Early Years Foundation)

Schools
Storytelling with puppets: The Gingerbread Man and Other Stories
Storytelling with puppets: The Gingerbread Man and Other Stories

School event (Nursery, Reception, KS1). Storytelling with puppets.

11:30, 13:00

Families (all ages)

Families
Investigate for families
Investigate for families

Become a scientist for the day in our hands-on science centre. Last entry is at 16.30.

14:30 - 20:30

Adults

Adults
The Art of the First Fleet
The Art of the First Fleet

See original watercolours of Australia's early landscape and discuss the impact colonisation has had on Aboriginal people

14:30

Anyone

Anyone
Spirit Collection Tours
Spirit Collection Tours

See hidden treasures such as the giant squid or specimens collected by Charles Darwin.

14:45 - 15:15, 16:15 - 16:45

Anyone

Anyone
Spirit Collection Tours - Extended
Spirit Collection Tours - Extended

See hidden treasures such as the giant squid or specimens collected by Charles Darwin.

15:15 - 16:05

Anyone

Anyone
Who do you think you really are? Interactive film
Who do you think you really are? Interactive film

Augmented reality brings extinct creatures to life in the studio in our interactive film about evolution.

15:30 - 16:20

Anyone

Anyone
Nature Through the Lens
Nature Through the Lens

This fascinating 15-minute documentary marks key breathroughs in wildlife film-making over the past 100 years.

16:30 - 16:45

Anyone

Anyone
David Attenborough: Life on Camera
David Attenborough: Life on Camera

Find out about Britain's foremost naturalist and broadcaster featuring some of the best loved clips from his TV series.

16:50 - 17:05

Anyone

Anyone
Wildscapes
Wildscapes

Experience what it's like to be an animal on the African Plain, in the ocean, and at the Arctic and Antarctic Poles.

17:10 - 17:25