Last chance to see tropical butterflies and moths |
Sensational Butterflies - final weeks
Our popular butterfly house closes in just a few weeks! Don't miss your chance to come face-to-face with a kaleidoscope of colourful butterflies and moths and enjoy a fun day out for all the family.
You'll spot camouflaged caterpillars, fluttering butterflies and if you're lucky, you might see one emerging from its chrysalis.
Sensational Butterflies
Closes 17 September
Henry Water Bates and butterflies of the Amazon
We have a special collection of butterfly specimens that tell a tale of extraordinary adventure and scientific insight. Find out how Bates's fascination with insects helped prove a theory on the evolution of species.
Take to the sky like a butterfly
There's still time to enter our free prize draw for your chance to win a hot-air balloon ride for a family of up to five.
See more with Family Membership
Join today to skip the summer queues, enjoy unlimited, free entry to Sensational Butterflies, great discounts in our cafes and much more.
Win a family ticket and a meal at Pizza Express
To celebrate the last few weeks of the exhibition we're offering you the chance to win a family ticket to see Sensational Butterflies and a meal at Gloucester Road Pizza Express.
Enter by 11 August
Inspire future entomologists with this year’s sensational range of butterflies gifts and souvenirs.
Make the most of your day out at the Museum this summer, and visit our new family exhibition Whales: Beneath the surface.