What's on at the Museum

Discover the Museum at night

Visit our Salgado and Extinction exhibitions and enjoy food, drinks and live music in the Central Hall at the next Friday Lates with MasterCard on 31 May.

And join our Lates discussion event on 31 May about the impact of social media and image-sharing, Our Lives Through the Lens.

Explore the past, present and future of London's wildlife at Night Safari on 10 June.

Find out more about after hours events

Explore the galleries

Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species

Discover free daytime activities, exciting gallery experiences, and world-renowned specimen collections on your visit.

See Charles Darwin's ground-breaking book On The Origin of Species in our beautiful Treasures Cadogan Gallery.

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Here are some suggestions for your visit.

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 exhibition of artwork from the Museum's India collection in the elegant Images of Nature gallery.

Gallery announcements

Find out about any gallery closures and keep up to date with gallery news.

Darwin Centre

Go on the Cocoon tour. Discover incredible specimens, exciting displays and shows, and see scientists at work.

Daytime events and activities

Choose from talks, tours, Explorer backpacks, or get hands-on in the Investigate centre.

Floor Plans

View and print out maps to help plan your visit to the Museum.

Coming soon

Get a taste of the exhibitions and events coming up in 2013.

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Exhibitions and attractions

Extinction: Not the End of the World?

Go beyond dodos and dinosaurs to explore the crucial role extinction plays in the evolution of life.

Sebastião Salgado: Genesis

See extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities in this world-premiere exhibition.

Sensational Butterflies

Experience 100s of live butterflies in our popular outdoor exhibition on the Museum's front lawn. Open until 15 September.

Find out about our temporary exhibitions

Event highlights

Drop in to the Attenborough Studio for free daily Nature Live talks, on topics from killer bugs to tadpoles.
Catch our next Salgado exhibition-related talk on 20 May about working in the wilds of Central America.
Get close to nature in the heart of the city in our beautiful Wildlife Garden and don't miss our Bat Festival on 1 and 2 June.
Check out our new special display of Indonesian fossil corals.

Browse our events calendar