- Visit us
- Members, Patrons and Corporate Supporters
- Plan your visit
- Getting here
- Entrances
- Transportation
- By Tube
- By bus
- By bicycle
- By coach
- By car
- Disabled parking
- What’s on
- The Polar Silk Road
- John James Audubon and his Birds of America
- Free events
- LEGO® Build the Change: Helping Today’s Dinosaurs
- Family Fun: Summer Nature Detective
- Nature Live
- Women in Science Tour
- Women in Science Tour: Space
- Women in Science tours: Palaeontology
- Accessible Morning Visits to Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur
- Dawnosaurs: Relaxed Morning Visit
- Art of Science Highlights Tour
- Family Art Activity Tour
Visit us
Book your free ticket to visit the Museum, or become a Member for priority access. Tickets are currently available for visits up to 31 December 2023.
Members, Patrons and Corporate Supporters
No need to book general admission or exhibition tickets, arrive at any time and you will have priority access. Members enjoy unlimited free entry to all exhibitions, priority access and exclusive events.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Entrances
Cromwell Road main entrance: This entrance is open and is accessible via the gates at the front of the Museum. It has step-free access with a ramp. what3words: ///chose.wonderfully.star Exhibition Road: This entrance is open but not step free. There is a lift from the entrance lobby to the galleries. what3words: ///limit.take.admits
Transportation
By Tube
The nearest Tube station is South Kensington, about a five-minute walk from the Museum’s main entrance on Cromwell Road. Piccadilly, District and Circle line trains stop at South Kensington. This station is not step-free. Gloucester Road station is about a 12-minute walk from the main entrance on Cromwell Road. It services the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines. This station has a lift but is not step-free. Use the Transport for London Journey Planner to find the quickest route to the Museum.
By bus
By bicycle
There are cycle racks on Exhibition Road. The nearest Santander Cycles docking stations are on Exhibition Road and on Thurloe Place, near South Kensington Tube station.
By coach
By car
Disabled parking
We have a very limited number of parking spaces on site for Blue Badge holders. Availability cannot be guaranteed. Please book in advance by calling us on +44 (0)20 7942 5000. You can access these spaces via Queen’s Gate, SW7 5HD, to the west of the Museum. There are also twelve Blue Badge parking spaces on Exhibition Road. These spaces are managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and cannot be booked in advance. You can park there for four hours between 8.30 and 18.30. Find out more on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s website.
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What’s on
Step into the world of the magnificent titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum — one of the largest creatures to have ever walked the earth.
You’ll learn how Patagotitan mayorum stayed safe, found food and kept cool as you follow its journey from tiny egg to towering head and shoulders above other Cretaceous critters.
The Polar Silk Road
Discover the Arctic through the photography of Gregor Sailer and explore the existing, potential, and unexpected impact that warming temperatures will have in this once pristine region.
John James Audubon and his Birds of America
This free display of engravings from John James Audubon’s The Birds of America reaffirms why it continues to inspire artists, bird experts and conservationists alike.
Free events
LEGO® Build the Change: Helping Today’s Dinosaurs
Calling all children! We’ve teamed up with The LEGO Group and we need your ideas to help build solutions to the challenges of today.
Family Fun: Summer Nature Detective
Families are invited to join us to take part in hands on activities exploring the wonderful world of nature.
Nature Live
Join our Nature Live team each week as they look at fascinating specimens from our collections and chat to our scientists about topical issues and their cutting-edge research.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Women in Science Tour
Take a guided tour of the first floor Hintze Hall balconies and the Minerals gallery, and discover the fascinating work of women scientists past and present.
Hear the gripping histories of several women scientists across history including some who’ve worked at the Museum.
Various dates. Free, tickets recommended.
Women in Science Tour: Space
Discover the fascinating work of women scientists — past and present — who have focused on space, meteorites and planetary materials.
Encounter numerous treasures such as meteorites and learn more about the Museum’s displays and our cutting-edge science.
Various dates. Free, tickets recommended.
Women in Science tours: Palaeontology
Discover the fascinating work of female palaeontologists on this tour of the Museum’s first-floor balconies, where you’ll encounter numerous treasures and develop your understanding of fossils and ancient life.
Learn about the research of female palaeontologists past and present, including some who’ve worked at the Museum.
Various dates. Free, walk-ups accepted subject to capacity.
Accessible Morning Visits to Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur
Disabled visitors can see our newest exhibition Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur away from daytime crowds.
10.00-10.45 every other Wednesday
Disabled person: £12.95
Companion ticket: Free
Extra adult: £16
Extra child: £9
Dawnosaurs: Relaxed Morning Visit
Enjoy an early morning visit to the Museum, free from the hustle and bustle of the general public. Visitors have access to a wide range of galleries and activities, supported by experienced, autism-aware facilitators.
2 September 2023 (Dinosaurs theme)
4 November 2023 (Building the natural world theme)
Art of Science Highlights Tour
Take a short, guided tour of our Images of Nature gallery and see some of our most treasured artworks and archive items. Our knowledgeable guides will explore the stories behind each exhibit and discuss how big issues relating to biodiversity and the environment can be addressed through art.
Tickets coming soon
Family Art Activity Tour
Ever wondered what would happen if our exhibits came to life?
Join our guides for a fun guided family tour of our best artworks as they entertain you with exciting stories of escapee animals and games that will spark your imagination and inspire you to create your own artwork.
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