Find out what exhibitions and events are on at the Museum.
Find out in our latest exhibition! Snap a selfie with a piece of Mars, touch a fragment of the Moon and lay your hands on a meteorite older than our planet.
Open now
Adult off-peak tickets from £14, members go free.
A spectacular new 360° cinematic experience.
Open now
Adult tickets from £20
Watch a pine tree grow in a matter of seconds and come face to face with a beluga whale in our new mixed reality experience.
Be transported to the year 2125 and discover how our actions have shaped the future of the natural world.
Open daily, suitable for those aged 10+
Tickets £9.95, members: £7.95
This year we’re celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of our world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
In this free display, we take a look at the role photography has played in advancing the science of natural history.
Open now until 19 July 2025
Free to visit
Learn to upcycle old clothes and explore how we can speak up for the planet through fashion.
Thursday 24 July, 18.30–20.30
Free, booking required
Join us for an hour-long tour of our most iconic specimens, from the world’s most complete fossil stegosaur, to the largest blue topaz gemstone of its kind and an infamous gorilla, don’t miss your chance to get to know our best of the best. This tour is also available in Spanish and Turkish.
Various dates and times
Join us for a special tour package that combines our Secrets of the Natural History Museum Tour with a behind-the-scenes library session, where you’ll get to view our most treasured archive materials up close.
Every Friday until 29 August, 15.00–16.30
We care about protecting the planet and encouraging others to do the same. Join us on this tour to discover the work we do, from advocacy and outreach to identifying new species and protecting the collections we care for.
Various dates and times
Adult: £20, Adult member: £16
Child: £16, Child member: £12.80
Go behind the scenes for a look at our fascinating zoology collection preserved in spirit. You'll encounter numerous treasures hidden among the 22 million animal specimens housed here.
Various dates and times
Adult: £35, Child: £35, Member: £28
Join John Wilson behind the scenes for a British Sign Language deaf-led tour around the Museum's fascinating spirit collection.
Tuesday 26 August, 14.00–15.00
Adult: £15, Child: £15, Member: £15
Take a free guided tour of some of our most famous galleries, led by award-winning Learning Volunteers.
From women in science to gender and sex in the natural world, discover how diverse the history of science is.
Various dates
Free
A spectacular new 360° cinematic experience, away from the crowds.
2 July 2025 – 7 January 2026
First Saturday of each month 10.00–11.00 and first Wednesday of each month 11.00–12.00.
Adult: £10–£25
Child: £5–£12.50
Adult member: £10–£12.50
Child member: £5–£6.25
Experience our out-of-this-world exhibition away from busy daytime crowds at one of our relaxed exhibition viewings, designed specifically for disabled and neurodiverse visitors.
First Wednesday and Saturday of every month from 4 June 2025 to 7 February 2026
10.00–11.00
Adult: £7–£16.50
Child: £3.50–£8.25
Disabled person’s companion: Free
Member: Free
Neurodivergent children and their families have the opportunity to explore the museum before anyone else and enjoy activities around different themes.
Wednesday 23 July and Saturday 11 October
08.00–10.00
Free, booking required
Travel to infinity and beyond as you explore what happens beyond the reaches of our planet at a sleepover that’s truly out of this world!
Saturday 4 October
18.30–10.00
Non-member: £100
Member: £90
Come to a sleepover for grown-ups at one of London’s most famous buildings and enjoy a night at the Museum featuring great entertainment, including our Space exhibition!
Various dates
Non-member: £220
Member: £198
Make the jump to hyperspace and touch down on planet natural history for an evening of intergalactic fun. Speak with our scientists, see stellar specimens and visit Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth? – our latest exhibition.
Friday 25 July
18.45–21.30
Non-member: £27
Member: £24.30
Experience our out-of-this-world exhibition away from busy daytime crowds at one of our relaxed exhibition viewings, designed specifically for disabled and neurodiverse visitors.
First Wednesday and Saturday of every month from 4 June 2025 to 7 February 2026
10.00–11.00
Disabled adult: £11.20
Disabled child: £5.60
Personal assistant accompanying a disabled visitor: Free
Member: Free
Join us for the best party in town! Bring along the kids, show off your Jurassic jive and listen to your favourite tunes at our family-friendly headphone disco.
Friday 26 September
19.00-21.00
Non-member: £15
Member: £13.50
Make waves on the dance floor and curate the soundtrack to your night. Choose your side as three DJs do battle over separate wireless channels, playing the very best of new and old.
Various dates
22.00–01.00
Adult: £40
Member: £36
Learn about cutting-edge scientific research from our leading experts with a new series of on-demand courses designed for anyone interested in the natural world, regardless of skill level.
Each course is available for £49.99
Calling all dinosaur fans! Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet.
Various dates and times
Adult: £12
Child: £12
Member: £10.80
Join us at the Museum with your baby for a sensory storytelling class brought to you by award-winning Adventure Babies.
Various dates and times
£20 for an adult-child duo
Find your zen at the Museum with a unique series of invigorating yoga classes for a variety of experience levels hosted in collaboration with East of Eden.
Various dates
08.00–09.15
Adult: £36
Member: £32.40
Can’t make our morning yoga classes? Don’t worry, join us for an evening stretch instead! Find your zen beneath Hope our blue whale.
Tuesday 12 August
18.30–19.30 and 20.00–21.00
Adult: £36
Member: £32.40
Join us for a soothing, late summer sound healing and lying-down classical concert experience beneath Hope our blue whale.
Saturday 30 August
08.00–09.15
Adult: £45–£75
Member: £40.50–£67.50
Enter Hintze Hall and experience an out-of-this-world sound journey beneath Hope, our majestic blue whale.
Tuesday 22 July
18.45–19.45 and 20.15–21.15
Adult: £30
Member: £27
Our sleepover for kids aged 7-11 gives budding natural history bods the chance to discover the Museum after dark and get involved in fun educational activities.
Various dates
Non-member: £85
Member: £76.50
Travel to infinity and beyond as you explore what happens beyond the reaches of our planet at a mixed-ages sleepover that’s truly out of this world!
Saturday 4 October
18.30–10.00
Non-member: £100
Member: £90
Come to a sleepover for grown-ups at one of London’s most famous buildings and enjoy a night at the Museum featuring great entertainment, food and drink.
Various dates
Non-member: £220
Member: £198
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