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At the Natural History Museum we have a variety of activities and events that run every day.
Adults
A Cathedral to Nature (webcast live)
Find out how the Natural History Museum was built to embody a Victorian vision of the natural world.
| 24 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
A Century of Strandings
We mark a century of research into whale and dolphin strandings and discover what it is we've learned along the way.
| 21 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
All Frogs Great and Small
Join us as we take a look at frogs of different shapes and sizes from across the globe.
| 25 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Schools (Key Stages 2-3)
Animal Vision
Schools event (KS 2-3) - This show investigates a world only visible to certain animals.
| 9 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:30 - 12:00, 12:20 - 12:50, 13:10 - 13:40 |
| 10 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:30 - 12:00, 12:20 - 12:50, 13:10 - 13:40 |
| 11 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:30 - 12:00, 12:20 - 12:50, 13:10 - 13:40 |
| 1 October 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 13:00, 13:30 - 14:00 |
| 2 October 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 13:00, 13:30 - 14:00 |
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Families (7+)
Animal Vision for families (BSL)
A fun show investigating a world only visible to certain animals.
| 13 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00 |
Adults
Butterfly Masquerade
Discover more about the most interesting butterfly in the world.
| 8 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
Cockroaches: From the Beginning
Join us as we dispell the myths and celebrate these fantastic creatures.
| 21 July 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
| 29 July 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
Crocodiles Rock
Discover the incredible history of these fearsome predators.
| 13 July 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00 |
Families (7+)
Crocodiles Rock (BSL)
Discover the incredible history of these fearsome predators.
| 13 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
Cruising into Deep Sea Canyons
Join us as we explore deep sea canyons and discover the animals that live in them.
| 23 June 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
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.
| 20 June 2013 | 16:50 - 17:05 |
| 21 June 2013 | 16:50 - 17:05 |
| 22 June 2013 | 16:50 - 17:05 |
| 23 June 2013 | 16:50 - 17:05 |
| 24 June 2013 | 16:50 - 17:05 |
Adults
Flight From Extinction
Discover tragic tales of birds driven to extinction and find out what can be done to protect birds on the brink.
| 22 June 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
Horseshoe Crabs: It's in the Blood
Discover more about these living fossils that are more closely related to spiders than crabs.
| 30 June 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
Hunting for Ammonites
Join us as we meet a scientist who has travelled the world in search of ammonites.
| 6 July 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Schools (Key Stage 4)
Interactive Film: Who do you think you really are? - schools screening
This interactive film will transport your students back in time to explore the tree of life.
| 21 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:20 |
| 24 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:20, 11:45 - 12:35, 13:00 - 13:50 |
| 28 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:20 |
| 5 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:20 |
| 8 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:20, 11:45 - 12:35, 13:00 - 13:50 |
Adults
Meet the Parasites
Join us as we discover how parasites survive and why, sometimes, they can even be a good thing.
| 3 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Anyone
Nature Through the Lens
This fascinating 15-minute documentary marks key breathroughs in wildlife film-making over the past 100 years.
| 20 June 2013 | 16:30 - 16:45 |
| 21 June 2013 | 16:30 - 16:45 |
| 22 June 2013 | 16:30 - 16:45 |
| 23 June 2013 | 16:30 - 16:45 |
| 24 June 2013 | 16:30 - 16:45 |
Adults
Nature's Unseen Engineers: Ants and Termites
In the tropics, the soil teems with termites and ants. So how important are these creatures to their environment?
| 20 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
Plight of the Bumblebee
Join us to find out more about a pioneering project that aims to reintroduce the short-haired bumblebee to Britain.
| 3 September 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
Sebastião Salgado: Toward a Polity of the Planet
We take a look at Sebastião Salgado's Genesis project and discuss its contribution to creating a planetary conscience.
| 28 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
Stocktaking Nature
Earth's biodiversity is decreasing at an alarming rate, but does it matter if a species of bug or beetle goes extinct?
| 27 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
The Beetles of Panama
Discover the beautiful beetles of Barro Colorado Island.
| 2 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
The Best of British Dinosaurs
Join a Museum palaeontologist and find out about the spectacular dinosaur, Scelidosaurus.
| 29 June 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
The Incredible World of Dragonflies
We meet a Museum scientist and explore the incredible world of dragonflies.
| 26 June 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
The Lake of Flies and Feathers
Discover Lake Bogoria, a salty oasis in Africa's Great Rift Valley that is home to millions of midges and flamingos.
| 9 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Adults
The Life and Death of the Great Auk
Meet a Museum scientist and find out more about this 'penguin of the north'.
| 4 July 2013 | 14:30 |
Schools (Key Stage 2)
The Variety Show KS2
Excite and enthuse your students about diversity, complexity and beauty of life on Earth in this fun science show.
| 25 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:45 - 13:15 |
| 26 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:45 - 13:15 |
| 2 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:45 - 13:15 |
| 3 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:45 - 13:15 |
| 16 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:00, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:45 - 13:15 |
Schools (Key Stage 3)
The Variety Show KS3
Schools event (KS3) Enthuse students about diversity, complexity and beauty of life on Earth in a fun science show.
| 20 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:05, 11:45 - 12:20, 12:45 - 13:20 |
| 27 June 2013 | 10:30 - 11:05, 11:45 - 12:20, 12:45 - 13:20 |
| 4 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:05, 11:45 - 12:20, 12:45 - 13:20 |
| 18 July 2013 | 10:30 - 11:05, 11:45 - 12:20, 12:45 - 13:20 |
| 24 September 2013 | 10:30 - 11:05, 11:30 - 12:05, 12:30 - 13:05 |
Adults
Treasure of the Month - Darwin and Wallace
155 years ago, two men changed the way we look at the world. Join us to find out more.
| 1 July 2013 | 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
Treasure of the Month - Guy the Gorilla
Each month, with the help of a Museum scientist, we explore a different object from the new Treasures exhibition.
| 1 August 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Families (7+)
Treasure of the Month - The Dodo
Each month, with the help of a Museum scientist, we explore a different object from the new Treasures exhibition.
| 1 September 2013 | 12:30 - 13:00, 14:30 - 15:00 |
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.
| 20 June 2013 | 15:30 - 16:20 |
| 21 June 2013 | 15:30 - 16:20 |
| 24 June 2013 | 15:30 - 16:20 |
| 25 June 2013 | 15:30 - 16:20 |
| 26 June 2013 | 15:30 - 16:20 |
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.
| 20 June 2013 | 17:10 - 17:25 |
| 21 June 2013 | 17:10 - 17:25 |
| 22 June 2013 | 17:10 - 17:25 |
| 23 June 2013 | 17:10 - 17:25 |
| 24 June 2013 | 17:10 - 17:25 |