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All exhibitions and events for
7 February 2012
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At the Natural History Museum we have a variety of activities and events that run every day.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Anyone
Cocoon
Take a self-guided tour and witness real specimens, incredible displays and thrilling interactive activities.
Anyone
Images of Nature
Explore the Museum's natural history artworks in our Images of Nature gallery. Free.
Anyone
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
Scott's Last Expedition exhibition
Explore the captivating story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica.
Anyone
Light up Dippy
Make our famous and much-loved dinosaur in the Central Hall light up and roar.
Anyone
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Storytelling with puppets: The Gingerbread Man and Other Stories
School event (Nursery, Reception, KS1). Storytelling with puppets.
11:30, 13:00
Families (all ages)
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
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
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
Spirit Collection Tours - Extended
See hidden treasures such as the giant squid or specimens collected by Charles Darwin.
15:15 - 16:05
Anyone
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
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
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
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