Join us to have a look at the history of planet Earth in the galleries of the Natural History Museum in London - you won’t be disappointed!
The Natural History Museum in London started when the Ulster doctor Sir Hans Sloane sold his collections to the British Government at a very affordable price (that the Government funded by a lottery - and rewarding Sloane by eternalising his name in Sloane Square for the Sloane Rangers' posh life...). The new museum opened in April 1881.
The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology. Over the decades, the collections have become significant both in terms of their historical and scientific value, just think about Charles Darwin’s collections or the dinosaur skeletons, to name two. You might also give a glance to the architecture of the building itself, definitely worth seeing, too.
For a visitor like you and me, it is good to know that like all publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the museum does not charge an admission fee although you are invited to give a voluntary donation at the entrance. For many of us, it is equally important to know that today, the Princess of Wales is the patron!
Visitors with accessibility issues and their accompanying persons can skip the queues to enter the Museum - just approach a member of staff at an entrance for assistance. Accessible toilets and facilities for baby needs are clearly marked on the museum map.
There are three cafés in the museum: T. rex Restaurant, Central Café and Earth Hall Café - you’ll definitely find a place to suit your taste and purse.
There are several museum shops, too. The main Museum Shop sports nature-inspired gifts for everybody, the Cranbourne Boutique fashion, homeware and prints and finally, the Dino Store the obvious for the kids.
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
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