Butterfly House reopens today
Open daily, 10.30am-4pm
We are delighted to announce that the Butterfly House has now reopened. The specially-planted indoor garden has thrived over the summer and is perfect for experiencing hundreds of free-flying butterflies and discovering more about these fascinating creatures.
You must book tickets in advance to visit the Butterfly House (admission fee applies), and a separate ticket is required to visit the Museum (free) and Permian Monsters exhibition (admission fee applies).
Book for the Butterfly House here
Book for the Museum and Permian Monsters exhibition here |
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Black History Month and Nigeria60
We are hosting a range of displays, events and activities during October to mark Black History Month and the 60th anniversary of Nigerian Independence.
Influential Nigerians will be discussing culture and heritage in a series of online discussions, a performance by award-winning Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia will be broadcast as part of our Hear it Live! series, we will open a new photographic exhibition An Ode to Afro-Surrealism, and live storytelling onsite during half-term will celebrate the life and achievements of Mary Seacole.
Find out more here |
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Falling Birds display
Now open
Falling Birds is a captivating new display by UK-based artist Helena Hunter. X-ray photographs and poetic texts highlight extinction and the alarming decline in bird species around the world.
Free
Find out more here
If you have seen this display we would be very grateful if you would complete a short survey here |
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Horniman Market
Sundays, 10am - 3pm
The Horniman Market is open every Sunday for weekly essentials, delicious and direct from independent and local producers.
On Sunday 11 October we will also be hosting @DrBike_lewisham for free bike safety checks, basic adjustments and minor repairs.
Find out more about the Horniman Market here |
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Where's Wally? Spooky Museum Search this half term
24 October - 1 November
We are taking part in the national Where’s Wally? Spooky Museum Search, organised by Kids in Museums and Walker Books, to celebrate the release of the new Where’s Wally? book, Spooky Spotlight Search.
Pick up an activity sheet on the day and hunt for Wally in our galleries.
Free
Book for the Museum here |
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We are thrilled that last summer's Beat Plastic Pollution pop-up display in the Aquarium recently won a Museum + Heritage Award.
Praised by judges as ‘imaginative, clever, beautifully done, with content crowdsourced from its own staff’, Beat Plastic Pollution was crowned Limited Budget Project of the Year.
Find out more here |
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