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Natural History Museum

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About Natural History Museum

One of the great museums of the Victorian era.

The famous frontage contains a huge number of galleries filled with animal collections, skeletons and fossils.

A number of galleries also cover geology and the planet earth itself.

Most of the museum is free to visit, but there are usually a few large paid-for exhibitions each year.

During the holiday season expect queues to get in.

Address

Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London,
SW7 5BD


Ticket prices

The museum is free to visit, although some temporary exhibitions may charge.

Prices last checked July 2023.

Link to Natural History Museum's website


Opening Hours

The museum is open daily from 10am to 5:50pm (last entry at 5:30pm).

The museum is usually closed for Christmas between 24th to 26th December.

Opening hours last checked July 2023.


Accessibility

For accessibility advice, please click here.

 

Exhibitions open at the moment

The Polar Silk Road
Gregor Sailer's photography exhibition explores the new Arctic trade routes opening due to melting ice cap.
The Polar Silk Road
10am to 5:50pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 24th November
2023-05-26
2023-11-24
Titanosaur at the Natural History Museum
Four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus, 12 metres longer than Hope the blue whale and making its European debut, prepare to meet titanosaur and learn all about life as the biggest dinosaur.
Titanosaur at the Natural History Museum
10am to 5:50pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 7th January 2024
2023-03-31
2024-01-07
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A forest rodeo, a hidden stargazer and a mason bee at work are just a few of the awe-inspiring images featured in the 59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
10am to 5:50pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 30th June 2024
2023-10-13
2024-06-30

Future events at Natural History Museum

A Christmas themed late opening at the museum for adults only.
Friday, 22nd Dec 6:45pm to 9:30pm
 
Christmas at the Natural History Museum
 

Frequently asked questions

What's the nearest railway station to Natural History Museum

The nearest station is South Kensington Tube Station which is 0.2 miles away.


Natural History Museum - Latest News

Tickets Alert: Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum
Tickets Alert: Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum

If you want to get up close and personal with the largest dinosaur on display but prefer to avoid the crowds, then the Natural History Museum offers early morning visits.

Peppa Pig comes to the Natural History Museum
Peppa Pig comes to the Natural History Museum

The museum of natural history has added a pink anthropomorphic pig to their collection — turning one of the Museum’s shops into a playroom of Peppa Pig discovery.

The Natural History Museum unveils a new logo and typeface
The Natural History Museum unveils a new logo and typeface

The Natural History Museum has decided to commission a new logo that it will be using in the years up to its 150th anniversary in 2031.

Sir David Attenborough unveils a message about the future of the natural world at the Natural History Museum
Sir David Attenborough unveils a message about the future of the natural world at the Natural History Museum

Sir David Attenborough visited the Natural History Museum in London to unveil a message as part of the Museum’s Urban Nature Project, currently underway to transform the Museum’s five-acre gardens into a hub for urban nature and biodiversity.

Shortlist announced for the 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year
Shortlist announced for the 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year

Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, has announced the shortlist of the five museums selected as finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023, the world’s largest museum prize.

Tickets Alert: Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum
Tickets Alert: Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum

If you want to get up close and personal with the largest dinosaur on display but prefer to avoid the crowds, then the Natural History Museum is offering early morning visits.

A huge Titanosaur goes on display this weekend
A huge Titanosaur goes on display this weekend

A dinosaur that’s four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus is going on display at the Natural History Museum this weekend, filling one of the museum’s larger galleries.

Digital recreation of an extinct rhino at the Natural History Museum
Digital recreation of an extinct rhino at the Natural History Museum

Four years ago, the last male northern white rhinoceros died in a zoo, but now a digital recreation has come to life in the Natural History Museum and in doing so raises questions about how we can bring extinct species back to life.

The world’s largest dinosaur is coming to the Natural History Museum
The world’s largest dinosaur is coming to the Natural History Museum

Making its European debut, a dinosaur that’s four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus is coming to the Natural History Museum next spring.

Last few weeks to see Dippy the Dinosaur
Last few weeks to see Dippy the Dinosaur

Dippy, the first Diplodocus to go on display anywhere in the world, is currently on show in the Natural History Museum, but will be leaving in a few weeks time.

Dippy the dinosaur returns to the Natural History Museum
Dippy the dinosaur returns to the Natural History Museum

After a tour around the country to eight cities, Dippy the dinosaur has returned to its original home in the Natural History Museum.

One of our dinosaurs isn’t missing – Dippy’s back at the Natural History Museum
One of our dinosaurs isn’t missing – Dippy’s back at the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum’s Diplodocus has returned from its UK tour and will be going on display again inside the museum, for the rest of this year.

Floating planet Mars to fill the Natural History Museum next week
Floating planet Mars to fill the Natural History Museum next week

For just a couple of days, the Natural History Museum’s main entrance hall will have a huge floating planet Mars filling the space.

A rare black diamond is displayed at the Natural History Museum
A rare black diamond is displayed at the Natural History Museum

A large naturally black diamond has gone on display in the Natural History Museum’s minerals vault after being loaned to the museum for a year.

Natural History Museum previews Wildlife Photographer exhibition photos
Natural History Museum previews Wildlife Photographer exhibition photos

The Natural History Museum has revealed some of the shortlisted photos in the 57th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, ahead of them going on display in the museum next month.

Last ever ice rink at the Natural History Museum this winter
Last ever ice rink at the Natural History Museum this winter

For the very last time, the grounds in front of the Natural History Museum will host a large ice-rink this winter.

The Winchcombe meteorite goes on display in London
The Winchcombe meteorite goes on display in London

It fell from outer space and landed in a small Gloucestershire town, and now it’s gone on display in the Natural History Museum.

Booking opens for the Natural History Museum
Booking opens for the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum has confirmed its reopening from Monday 17th May, and booking for tickets opens today.

The Queen commands Mary Anning must appear on 50p coins
The Queen commands Mary Anning must appear on 50p coins

The 19th-century fossil hunter, Mary Anning is being commemorated in a series of new collectable coins from the Royal Mint and Natural History Museum.

The Natural History Museum to be in a TV show next week
The Natural History Museum to be in a TV show next week

A note to look out for a behind-the-scenes style documentary series featuring London’s own Natural History Museum.

See “Fantastic Beasts” inside the Natural History Museum
See “Fantastic Beasts” inside the Natural History Museum

The Harry Potter world has come to a building that wouldn’t look out of place in one of the books or movies, as an exhibition opens that combines the fantasy land with the real world.

Tickets Alert: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
Tickets Alert: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

The annual exhibition of award-winning photographs of our planet returns later this year, and due to shorter opening hours, they’re putting tickets on sale from today to give people a chance to book early.

Kensington’s big three museums announce their reopening dates
Kensington’s big three museums announce their reopening dates

The big three – the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the V&A Museum have all announced the dates they will reopen following the lockdown.

The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins
The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins

By order of The Queen, a trilogy of 50p coins has been released, featuring dinosaurs on them.

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