Contact
Weekdays: +44 (0)20 7942 5654
Evenings and weekends:
+44 (0)7799 690 151
Email: press@nhm.ac.uk
These contact details are for press and media only.
For all other enquires, please phone 0207 942 5000 or email feedback@nhm.ac.uk.
Press passes
If you are reviewing an exhibition or an event we can put aside a press ticket for you in advance.
Gallery staff cannot accept generic media passes, staff passes or business cards.
Latest press releases
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Press releaseLargest ever study of its kind reveals whales evolved in three rapid phases
Study includes largest whale skull data set ever gathered including specimens of living species and fossilised animals.
9 May 2022 -
Press releaseWorld Health Day: Natural History Museum completes digitising bat collection that can help fight future pandemics
The Natural History Museum has completed creating digital records of over 8000 bat specimens, providing a unique record of where bat populations have existed over time.
7 April 2022 -
Press releaseNatural History Museum’s digitised collections reveal impact of climate change on British butterflies
An international team from London’s Natural History Museum, the University of Southampton and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science at the University of California have used the Natural History Museum’s digitised butterfly collections to evaluate the impact of climate change on British butterfly species size.
5 April 2022 -
Press releaseNatural History Museum Most Visited UK Museum in 2021
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released the visitor figures of its members for 2021 today (Friday, March 18, 2022), revealing the Natural History Museum achieved a 21% increase in attendance with 1,571,413 visitors last year making it the most popular indoor attraction in the UK.
18 March 2022
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Read press releases about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and exhibition.
Filming and photography
Find out about filming in the Museum, how to get photos of our building and exhibitions, and getting press tickets for exhibition reviews.