Immerse yourself in life beneath the waves
at Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea |
Take a virtual reef dive, enjoy breathtaking underwater photography, and see live coral and fish in our aquarium, when you visit our new exhibition. Plus encounter more than 250 strange, rare and beautiful specimens from the Museum's collection.
Five fun facts about coral reefs
1. corals are tiny animals that together build huge structures
2. more than one million different species can be found living on one coral reef
3. the oldest corals lived 500 million years ago, long before dinosaurs and mammals
4. there are over 800 species of coral
5. around 500 million people worldwide rely on coral reefs for food, jobs and coastal protection
Find out more about these incredible ecosystems at our major new exhibition open until 13 September.
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| Win a trip to the Great Barrier Reef |
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| Enter online for a chance to win a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, courtesy of Audley Travel and Tourism and Events Queensland. |
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| Discover more about coral reefs |
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| Dive into our series of expert-led events looking deeper into the underwater world. |
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| View our stunning retail range |
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| With beautiful marine-inspired jewellery, homeware, books and much more, take a look at our exhibition retail range. |
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| From conservation to exhibition |
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| Watch a short film about how we prepared one of our star specimens, the washing machine-sizedTurbinaria coral. |
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| Exhibition-inspired water bottles |
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| Coral reef exhibition-inspired bobble water bottles are out now exclusively in Oliver Bonas stores. And in partnership with bobble, Oliver Bonas and On The Go Tours, get the chance to win a trip to Egypt. |
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| Meet the exhibition's star specimens |
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| From our two-metre-long giant grouper to some of the oldest coral in the world, meet the exhibition's star specimens. |
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