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In the Blue Zone. Download the Museum map PDF (2.1MB) or find this gallery.
Nearest entrance: Cromwell Road (step-free access)
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Open daily except 24-26 December.
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Free, permanent gallery. Book your free Museum entry ticket.
The Museum's dinosaurs are world-famous. Meet the roaring T. rex, see the skull of a Triceratops and wander among fossils in the Dinosaurs gallery.
Explore the different time periods dinosaurs lived, sort the facts from the myths about why they died out and find out what our scientific research has taught us about these prehistoric giants.
Star specimens and exhibits include:
- part of the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, one of the largest carnivores ever to have walked the Earth
- the first skeleton of Iguanodon known to science, one of the species used to describe the concept of dinosaurs
- the skull of a plant-eating Triceratops
- the gigantic armoured dinosaur Scolosaurus

Dippy Returns: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur
Dippy is back for a short visit. Experience Dippy's memories of nature throughout the UK and see how different communities are connecting with it.
Now open

Out-of-hours Dinotours
Explore the Dinosaurs gallery before it opens to the public on one of our special guided tours.
Various dates
60-minute tour and Q&A session from 9.00-10.00
Adult: £30, Child: £20, Member: £27
How to find this gallery
The Dinosaurs gallery is in the Blue Zone on the Ground Floor next to Hintze Hall.
Move the slider below to find other dinosaurs in the Museum.

Dinosaur trail
Wander among fossils, learn about the first dinosaurs ever discovered and meet a Stegosaurus.
Discover: dinosaurs
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Collections
Hidden Treasures: the behind-the-scenes tours where you tell us what to explore
Catch up on the latest episodes of our interactive behind-the-scenes live stream.
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News
New dinosaur species reveals short arms evolved repeatedly in theropods
The tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex may bring ridicule, but a new dinosaur reveals they were part of a much larger trend.
7 July 2022 -
Science news
Largest carnivorous dinosaur in Europe unearthed on the Isle of Wight
The largest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Europe.
9 June 2022 -
News
Dinosaurs may have evolved from warm-blooded ancestor
Some dinosaurs, such as stegosaurs, may have needed to bask in the sun to keep their body temperature constant.
25 May 2022