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Natural History Museum's Images of Nature gallery

'Welcome to the Natural History Museum. We promote the discovery, understanding, enjoyment, and responsible use of the natural world. Explore our world-class collections, fantastic exhibitions and cutting-edge research online, or visit our landmark buildings.'
Dr Michael Dixon - Director

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Entry is free

(there is a charge for temporary exhibitions)....

Monday to Sunday	10:00 - 17:50

The Museum is open every day except 24-26 December. Last admission is at 17:30.
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5000
Visiting Tring?
Find out the opening times of the Natural History Museum at Tring here.

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Sensational Butterflies
Explore the sensory world of butterflies and see 100s of live butterflies in the beautiful, outdoor butterfly house.
12 Apr 2011 - 11 Sep 2011
Age of the Dinosaur
Step back in time to Jurassic swamps and Cretaceous forests where you'll meet life-size, moving animatronic dinosaurs.
22 Apr 2011 - 04 Sep 2011
Desert Island Specimens (BSL)
We look after 70 million specimens. Can one of our scientists choose just 3 favourites? British Sign Language interpreted.
19 Jul 2011, 14:30
World’s heaviest spider title challenged at Museum - 15/07/2011
The contenders are the Hercules baboon spider and the Goliath bird-eating spider.
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Kids only

Dinosaurs

Discover the gentle giants and bloodthirsty hunters that roamed the Earth and see 3D dinosaurs too.

Fanatastic fossils

Discover some of the fantastic fossils you can find around Britain, get help finding them with this fossil hunting guide or explore I want to be a palaeontologist.

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