1. Learn something new
Sign up for one of our new Naturally Curious short courses and learn about the natural world from our renowned experts. Whether it’s Rocks in Space or Dinosaurs 101, we’ve got something for every curious mind.
14 things to do this spring for adults
Pack away the hats and gloves, it's time to enjoy some springtime sunshine (or more likely, April showers) from March to May 2025.
Take a look at 14 reasons to stop hibernating on the sofa and pay us a visit.
2. Experience wildlife in the heart of London
Sink into your surroundings and soak in the sights and sounds of nature as you discover the creatures in our gardens. Explore our grassland, wetland and woodland habitats, and witness how nature can thrive in urban spaces.
Permanent, free
3. Discover solutions for fixing our broken planet
The food we eat, the energy we consume and the stuff we use can tell us a lot about the impact we’re having on the natural world and the opportunities we have to save it. Visit our newest gallery to discover practical, nature-based solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing our world today.
Permanent, opening 3 April
Free
4. Be inspired by the diverse history of science
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
5. Travel 100 years into the future
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. Don your headset and be transported to the year 2125 where you’ll discover how making positive changes now can shape the future of the natural world.
Open daily
Tickets £9.95
6. Dive into science, art and photography
See a 3D-printed cardboard head of Dippy our iconic Diplodocus and gaze at an X-ray of a grizzly bear foot when you visit our free Nature in Focus display. Created to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of our Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, it looks at the role photography has played in the science of natural history.
Open now until 19 July 2025
Free
7. Celebrate the little things
This display case contains a pair of swans caring for their young posed as they would be in nature with the cygnet resting on the mother’s back. The case was one of more than 150 originally displayed in 1883, but only it and one other survived World War Two bombing.
See these swans at the end of our Birds Gallery.
Permanent
Free
8. Start your day the roarsome way
Explore our Dinosaurs Gallery before it opens to the public for the day with our Out Of Hours Dino Tour. Our knowledgeable tour guides will answer all your questions while you get up close with spectacular skeletons and extraordinary fossils in our world-famous gallery. Plus, get to roar at our almost life-sized animatronic T. rex.
Adults: £25
9. Discover the secrets of the Natural History Museum
Adorned with imposing gargoyles, intricate carvings and high, decorative ceilings, our building is as fascinating as the objects it contains. Join us for a special tour where you’ll uncover the intriguing stories hidden within the architecture of our iconic and historic building.
Adult: £15
10. See the world through a new lens
Discover the natural world in all its wonder and diversity at our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. Taken by the world’s most talented nature photographers, these 100 remarkable photographs illustrate the precious beauty of life on Earth.
Adult off-peak tickets from £15.50
11. Salute the Sun
Take a deep breath and stretch out in Hintze Hall underneath Hope our blue whale at our morning yoga class hosted in collaboration with East of Eden. After a live gong bath to finish the session, explore our galleries before we open to the public for the day.
Adults: £36
12. Wish Sir David Attenborough a happy birthday
The country’s best loved nature broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, is turning 99 this year on the 8 May. He won’t actually be here on his birthday but you can be guided around Hintze Hall by him with our fantastic free audio guide. Listen as he tells you all about our star specimens, including the extinct marine reptile Attenborosaurus, which was named after him. Then head over to our Lasting Impressions Gallery to see a strangely shaped sand deposit known as a gogotte that was donated to us in 2017 in honour of his ninetieth birthday.
Permanent
Free
13. Escape the hustle and bustle of our galleries
Looking for a quiet space to relax or maybe you want somewhere calm to sit down and take the load off? Our galleries can get busy at times, but there’s lots of places where you can find a little peace and quiet. To help, we’ve shortlisted our top five quiet galleries and spaces with mindful activities where you can enjoy some calm.
Permanent
Free
14. See an ink-credible squid
Meet Archie our 8.62-metre-long giant squid, Charles Darwin’s octopus and other weird and wonderful specimens preserved in jars, or tanks if they’re really massive. Join us on this incredible behind-the-scenes tour of the zoology spirit collection we care for.
Various dates
Adults: £35
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