Specialisms: Curation, Scientific Heritage, Specimen-based Mineralogy, Mineral characterisation, New Minerals, Topographic Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Novel Materials ...

In January Pokémon celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, we brought an exclusive pop-up shop to fans – a first of its kind for Pokémon with a UK museum. We transformed our Earth ...

Discover some of the sensational specimens found by Mary Anning that are now part of the collections we look after.

Get ready to immerse yourself in the epic tale of people and planet in this new 360° experience, presented by Sir David Attenborough. Watch as the walls and floor burst into life around you. Witness ...

Gilbert White was a pioneering English naturalist who transformed the way we look at the natural world. His lifelong love and talent for observing and recording nature influenced Charles Darwin, among ...

Bookings are now closed. Our next home education day is on Friday 6 November. View the programme Home educators are welcome to visit us to bring learning to life. We offer a range of opportunities to ...

Three species of lace web spiders live in the UK. They are usually found outdoors on walls, fencing and clutter around the garden, but are most common in homes in autumn when males leave their webs to ...

Roaming the galleries and gardens can be exhausting stuff. Rest and refuel in our cafes and pick up dinosaur and nature-inspired gifts and souvenirs in our shops. Refuel in our cafes and pick up gifts ...

Some of our most famous specimens were collected by Charles Darwin and Captain Robert FitzRoy during the round-the-world voyage of HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836. Accepted on board as a gentlemanly ...

Plesiosaurs are a group of extinct marine reptiles that lived in the oceans while the dinosaurs lived on land. Find out what plesiosaur fossils have revealed about these animals and how big they could ...