Friday 28 June 2013

What's on at the Museum | Natural History Museum

What's on at the Museum | Natural History Museum:
Sebastião Salgado's Genesis
First Time Out makes an entrance
Angry bird's unique wing weapon
Win Dino Snores tickets
Big Nature Day
2-for-1 tickets to Extinction: Not the End of the World?
Gift of the month

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Sebastião Salgado's Genesis
© Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas Images / nbpictures
© Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas Images / nbpictures
Nearly 10 years in the making, this breathtaking exhibition features more than 200 exquisite black-and-white photographs of wildlife, natural habitats and remote communities across the globe.
'A must-not-miss exhibition. Illuminating.' – TNT magazine
Until 8 September
Book tickets to Sebastião Salgado's Genesis...
First Time Out makes an entrance
Look out for unusual objects in the Central Hall this month as part of First Time Out, a collaboration between 10 museums and galleries that are exhibiting never-before-seen treasures. Halfway through the project, institutions will swap objects and give their host artefacts a new interpretation.

Until 3 July we will be displaying a rough-toothed dolphin skull from our collection. From 4–31 July we will be hosting a bone guillotine model from our partner, Peterborough Museum.

Find out more about First Time Out at the Museum...
Angry bird's unique wing weapon
© Julian Hume
© Julian Hume
The solitaire bird was a giant flightless pigeon and, like its closest relative the dodo, became extinct soon after European explorers settled in its habitat. It had a strange knob-like ball on its wing and although it was known to be aggressive, it was unclear what this structure was for, until now.
Museum scientists Julian Hume and Lorna Steel discovered that the ball was in fact a deadly weapon. 'In life, the musket ball would have been covered by a hard skin, almost like a boxing glove,' says Julian.
Read more about this exciting new research...
Win Dino Snores tickets
To celebrate our summer family exhibition, Sensational Butterflies, we're offering you the chance to win tickets to an upcoming Dino Snores sleepover event at the Museum.
The prize includes lots of thrilling activities such as:
- a torch-lit trail in our Dinosaurs gallery
- a live animal show by a Museum expert
- the chance to create your own dinosaur design on a T-shirt to take home
- snuggling down at midnight in the shadow of our Diplodocus skeleton

The free prize draw closes on 15 September.
Enter our free Sensational Butterflies prize draw for a chance to win Dino Snores tickets here...
Big Nature Day
Our annual nature fair is back and we've got a great day planned with lots of free activities in the Darwin Centre and out in the Museum's grounds.

From worm charming and looking for ladybirds, to dressing up as a bee inside a big display case, and meeting experts from visiting wildlife groups, there's something for all the family to enjoy while getting a little bit closer to nature.

13 July, 11.00–17.00
Plan your visit to Big Nature Day...
2-for-1 tickets to Extinction: Not the End of the World?
Visit Extinction: Not the End of the World? to find out about some of Earth's amazing lost creatures, from dinosaurs and dodos to bizarre insects and super-sized birds. Take a look at species that have survived extinction, and examine the latest scientific thinking on the causes of extinction past and present.

Until 8 September you can take advantage of a great 2-for-1 ticket offer to Extinction: Not the End of the World? Click here to find out more.
Find out more about Extinction: Not the End of the World?...