Tickets

It's easy to purchase tickets online

1. Select and purchase your tickets from our secure online shop.
2. Use the link we send you in our confirmation email to view your e-tickets.
3. Print out your e-tickets and present them at the Museum along with the payment card you used to purchase them.

You must present your e-ticket and payment card to gain entry to the event.
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Temporary exhibitions

Butterfly Jungle

1 May - 27 September 2009
Open 10.00 - 18.00 daily, Monday to Sunday
Last admission 17.00

From the dark depths of the forest floor to the heady heights of the tree canopy, experience the magic and beauty of live butterflies and other rainforest creatures.

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After Darwin: Contemporary Expressions

26 June - 29 November 2009
Open 10.00 - 17.50 daily, Monday to Sunday
Last admission 17.00

Major artists and writers exhibit newly-commissioned and existing work, inspired by Charles Darwin's book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. Their pieces explore Darwin's theory that expressing emotion is not unique to humans, but is shared with animals.

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Ticket enquiries

For further information or if you have a problem while trying to book an event, please email us or call our ticket enquiries on +44 (0)20 7942 5725.

Please note tickets are delivered in electronic format only. No paper tickets are delivered by post. It is not possible to book tickets by phone.

Remember that Museum Members may visit exhibitions at any time without purchasing a ticket, and are also allocated 10 guest passes for non-member family and friends per year.