Natural History Museum

London is home to several museums and galleries. The city is the capital of United Kingdom and is situated close to the river Thames. The city has a rich, royal history and glorious heritage. The galleries and museums in London attract millions of tourists from all around the world. Amongst all the well known museums and galleries Natural History Museum is one of the most popular tourist attraction in London. Natural History Museum is located at the renowned exhibition road and has an easy access from the south Kensington tube station. Opened in the year 1881, it is by far one of the largest and finest museums in the field of natural history. The museum displays several interactive such as dinosaurs, volcano experience, creepy crawlies, earth treasury, blue whale and many more. The entry in the museum is absolutely free of charge and the opening time of the museum is from 10: 00 – 17:50. The museum is open on all week days except from 24th – 26th December. Experienced guides are available in the museums to help you explore this spectacular museum even better.

The museum is globally famous for is phenomenal collection on natural history and is home to more than 70 million items. The collection at the museum comprises of earth and life sciences specimens. The collection is divided into five sub categories – zoology, mineralogy, botany, entomology and paleontology. It is also a globally well known research centre and specializes in conservation, identification and taxonomy. The Darwin’s collection in the museum is amongst the most valuable collection in the world. The Darwin live centre is a free event organized at the museum. It gives an opportunity to all the visitors, to talk to the scientists who actually work and exhibit the exceptional collections in the museum. The library at the Natural History Museum is also one of the best libraries in the city. It contains manuscripts, journals, books and artworks of science departments. The dinosaur skeleton exhibition is the most popular exhibition of this museum. You can also savor a variety of delicious food at the on sight restaurant at the museum.

The museum also hosts a well appointed snacks bar, café’s and picnic area offering extremely friendly atmosphere. The museum shop, dino store and earth shop at the museum offer a variety of souvenir, gifts and replicas. The museum also offers several facilities such as cash machine, telephones, toilets, first aid and information desk. Visitors are allowed to click photographs but its recommended not to take any sharp object inside the museum as your belongings are checked before you enter the museum. The museum organizes several exhibitions on a daily basis and the following are the exhibitions that will be organized from 8th June to 15th June:
• Tree
• Ida fossil cast on display
• Butterfly Jungle
• Wildlife Garden Workshops
• Pondbusters

The museum organizes several special exhibitions for the kids and students. It is extremely educational and interesting.