August at the Natural History Museum

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Museum celebrates royal baby Sebastião Salgado's Genesis Beat the Dinosaurs gallery queue Sensational Butterflies Long-lost orchid found at Buckingham Palace Pick up the Wallace discover trail 2-for-1 tickets to Extinction: Not the End of the World? Gift of the month Visit our website Find out what's on Become a Member Support us Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Museum celebrates royal baby © Jonah Coombes To mark the birth of a son to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Museum lit its iconic Waterhouse building in blue for three nights last week. Director of the Natural History Museum Dr Michael Dixon said, ‘Following the announcement earlier this year that The Duchess has chosen to be the Patron for the Natural History Museum, we were overjoyed to receive news of the Royal birth. I send The Duke and Duchess my best wishes and I am very much looking forward to welcoming another member of the Royal Family to the Museum.’ The Duchess of Cambridge announced her patronage of the Museum in April 2013. Read about HRH The Duchess of Cambridge becoming our Patron... Sebastião Salgado's Genesis © Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas Images / nbpictures Don’t miss the 200 stunning black-and-white images on show in Genesis. Sebastião Salgado travelled to some of the furthest and wildest corners of our world to produce this extraordinary collection of photographs. Many of the places represented are important for science or threatened with change. Five stars – Evening Standard Until 8 September Book tickets to Sebastião Salgado's Genesis... Beat the Dinosaurs gallery queue Explore 160 million years of history and meet a terrifying T. rex in our world-famous and very popular Dinosaurs gallery. Plan ahead for your school holidays and book your free Dinosaurs gallery tickets in advance. There are a limited number of tickets available until 8 September. Please note: advance tickets to the Dinosaurs gallery cannot be used as fast-track entry to the Museum. Book free Dinosaurs gallery tickets in advance... Sensational Butterflies Come face to face with hundreds of free-flying live butterflies from all over the world as you wander through our tropical butterfly house. Explore the remarkable life cycle of these amazing insects and learn about caterpillars, eggs, chrysalises, wings and how butterflies sense things. Don't forget to take on the butterfly challenges and collect stamps along the way. Until 15 September Book tickets for Sensational Butterflies here... Long-lost orchid found at Buckingham Palace The beautiful helleborine orchid has not been seen in London for more than 100 years but, during a recent survey carried out by the Natural History Society, the rare orchid was rediscovered in Buckingham Palace gardens. Museum botanist Dr Mark Spencer says, 'It is quite unusual to find the white helleborine north of the Thames, let alone in the middle of the city in The Queen’s back garden. It shows just how important green spaces in built-up areas are for giving wildlife a refuge.' Read more about this story... Pick up the Wallace discover trail This year marks the hundredth anniversary since the death of Alfred Russel Wallace, one of the world’s greatest naturalists and co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Retrace his journey around the world and find exotic birds, reptiles and insects among the Museum's collections with our new Wallace discover trail. Pick up your free trail at an information desk or download the Wallace discovery trail guide for adults or the Wallace discovery trail for families. Until November Discover more information about Alfred Russel Wallace... 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?... Gift of the month With 10 of the planet's finest nature photographers and 100 incredible images – this is one awe-inspiring book. Pick up a copy of Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The Masters of Nature Photography and find fascinating profiles from previous winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Enjoy their breathtaking images and discover what inspired them in this beautifully presented book. Be among the first to get your hands on it... We look forward to seeing you soon   This e-mail was sent from Natural History Museum Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.