Contact us
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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The Natural History Museum celebrates its best ever year welcoming more than 5.6 million visitors throughout 2023 - more than any other previous year
According to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the Museum achieved a 22% increase in attendance with 5,688,786 visits last year, making it the second most visited attraction in the UK
18 March 2024 -
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Scientists find hundreds of unique species in Africa’s newest and most threatened ecoregion
The findings have lead scientists from across the world to officially propose that the area is a new ecoregion - the South East Africa Montane Archipelago (SEAMA).
15 March 2024 -
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Natural History Museum secures planning permission for new collections, research and digitisation centre; reveals exclusive first look inside
To mark the occasion, for the first time, the Museum has released CGI flythrough footage of what the facility is expected to look like.
14 March 2024 -
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Global team produce largest evolutionary tree of snakes yet to discover how species became evolutionary success story
Snakes evolved legless bodies, chemical detection systems and flexible skulls that enabled them to specialise on prey other reptiles, including lizards, cannot
23 February 2024
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.