Open daily except 24-26 December.
Earth Hall and Stegosaurus
Meet our incredible dinosaur specimen, one of the most complete Stegosaurus fossil skeletons on display in Europe. At three metres tall and almost six metres long, it's a dramatic welcome to Earth Hall.
Here you can feel the drama of our planet. Surrounded by a celestial map on the gallery walls, explore gems and minerals, including a piece of moon rock.
Star specimens and exhibits
- a memorial stone to extinct marine animals
- a devil’s toenail and Zeus’s thunderbolt
- Enigmacursor – a new species of dinosaur
- a fossil that influenced the design of our building
- a boomerang-shaped fossil skull from an amphibian that lived about 295 million years ago
- a deep purple amethyst geode, formed when gas bubbles were trapped in cooling molten rock
- a glass artwork of William Smith’s geological map, located next to the cloakroom
Dinosaur discoveries
Discover the diversity of life in the age when dinosaurs ruled the world, in an online exhibition.
A collaboration between the Museum and Google Arts & Culture.
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Earth Hall is available to hire for private events and parties.
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