(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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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.

Night Safari with MasterCard

Explore the past, present and future of London's wildlife on our exclusive, scientist-led Night Safari tour 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.

Get close to a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species in our beautiful Treasures Cadogan Gallery.

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Here are some suggestions for your visit.

Blaschka glass sculpture of a radiolarian in the Treasures Cadogan Gallery
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: India collection
Images of Nature

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

Blue whale
Gallery announcements

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

The Darwin Centre's lower ground floor
Darwin Centre

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

Children examining a dinosaur skeleton
Daytime events and activities

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

Floor Plans
Floor Plans

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

Lates with MasterCard
Coming soon

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

Print version

Temporary exhibitions

Extinction: not the end of the world?
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
Sebastião Salgado: Genesis

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

Sensational Butterflies
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
Book tickets

May - June highlights

  • Don't miss our Bat Festival on 1 and 2 June.
  • And if you're visiting over half-term, find out what's on for kids.
  • Moon moth
    Drop in to the Attenborough Studio for free daily Nature Live talks, including live video links to our scientists in the Scilly Isles, and find out about collecting moths in the jungle and the origins of chocolate.
  • Get close to nature in the heart of the city in our beautiful Wildlife Garden.
  • Check out our new special display of Indonesian fossil corals.
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