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Email: press@nhm.ac.uk
These contact details are for press and media only.
For all other enquires, please phone 0207 942 5000 or email feedback@nhm.ac.uk.
Press passes
If you are reviewing an exhibition or an event we can put aside a press ticket for you in advance.
Gallery staff cannot accept generic media passes, staff passes or business cards..
Latest press releases.
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Press release
Global team produce largest evolutionary tree of snakes yet to discover how species became evolutionary success story
Snakes evolved legless bodies, chemical detection systems and flexible skulls that enabled them to specialise on prey other reptiles, including lizards, cannot
23 February 2024 -
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Natural History Museum announces major new exhibition Birds: Brilliant & Bizarre
Explore the astonishing adaptations and behaviours which have led birds to triumph on every corner of Earth.
19 February 2024 -
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Caught in the act...for 40 million years! Amber with flies trapped in copulation unveiled for Valentine’s Day
Amber housing a pair of flies trapped in copulation have been digitised by the Natural History Museum in time for Valentine’s Day.
14 February 2024 -
WPY press release
Ice Bed: Stunning image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
The 25 images in the running for this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award received a record number of votes with over 75,000 wildlife photography and nature fans from around the world casting their votes to name British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani this year’s winner.
7 February 2024
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Read press releases about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and exhibition.
Filming and photography
Find out about filming in the Museum, how to get photos of our building and exhibitions, and getting press tickets for exhibition reviews.