Welcome in the Natural History Museum London
by Luna Stieler and Magdalena Koch
go!
Please read before proceeding
This virtual reality tour is not a replacement for an actual visit to the museum. It should merely be seen as a way to get an impression of the exhibitions the museum has to offer. We hope this tour can show you the marvelous world of Natural History Museum London and can convince you to visit us in London.
Map
red Zone
Green Zone
blue Zone
orange Zone
Red Zone
Lasting Impressions
Earth's Treasury
Restless Surface
From the Beginning
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Human Evolution
Earth's Treasury
Discover minerals, gemstones and rocks in the Earth's Treasury gallery. A glittering display includes everything from gold nuggets to Stonehenge rock and kryptonite. Find out how diamonds are formed and cut, and examine royal links to precious stones.
+ info
From the Beginning
This exhibition is a journey through Earth's past... from the beginning of the universe as a tiny unimaginably hot fireball to today's living planet of moving continents and seas.
Life fills the Seas
Early Evolution
Dinosaur death
Life moves onto Land
Human Evolution
[2]
Embark on a seven-million-year journey, from the first hominins to the last surviving human species: us.
[3]
[4]
The Neanderthal
Despite their reputation as being primitive 'cavemen', Neanderthals were actually very intelligent and accomplished humans. Neanderthals were skilled tool makers, as evidenced by excavated objects such as spears and flint handaxes.
Last Impressions
Examine remarkable fossil evidence of long-ago events.
From 200-million-year-old wave ripples on beach sand to a petrified tree stump, dinosaur footprints, and a giant ammonite, the past is imprinted on all of these gallery specimens.
[7]
[6]
[5]
Restless Surface
How has wind, water and other weather shaped the Earth? And how long has it taken?
See dramatic rock and mountain formations and a giant stalagmite, and find out how they formed. Discover how stones change shape and explore interactive exhibits in the Restless Surface gallery.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Once inside there are plenty of exhibits to explore as well as film footage and the famous earthquake simulator. The size and shape of this gallery make it a great fit for drinks receptions, providing guests with fascinating specimens to view and discuss.
Earthquake simulator
A disaster nobody could imagine
This earthquake simulator shows what it was like during the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake.
+ info
Green Zone
Minerals
Birds
Treasures
Creepy Crawlies
Fossil Marine Reptiles
Waterhouse Gallery
Giant Sequoia
[12]
Birds
Info
Creepy Crawlies
Satisfy your curiosity for insects, crabs, centipedes and spiders, and explore all things arthropod in our Creepy Crawlies gallery.
Learn about locusts, scorpions, termites and thousands of their relatives.
Fossil Marine Reptiles
Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery.
See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, and learn about the work of pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning.
Minerals
Step back in time to see the Museum as it was in 1881 with its original oak display cabinets in the Minerals gallery.
[16]
See sparkling gems alongside raw minerals, marvel at the variety of colours, textures and shapes, and learn how they're formed.
[18]
Treasures
[14]
Explore 22 objects spanning 4.6 billion years of Earth's history.
Each exhibit tells a remarkable story and has been chosen for its scientific, historical and cultural importance. From a meteorite and moon rock, a dodo to Darwin's pigeons, and the intricate Blaschka glass models, uncover some of the most extraordinary specimens in our collection.
Hans Sloane's nautilus shell
[16]
[15]
Great auk
Waterhouse Gallery
Info
Giant Sequoia
A slice through the trunk of a Giant Sequoia tree with an estimated age of over 1300 years. This sits at the top of the staircase, above the Diplodocus, in the Central Hall.
[17]
Blue Zone
Mammals
Dinosaurs
Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles
Mammals (blue whale)
Marine Invertebrates
Images of Nature
Dinosaurs
Info
Info
Images of Nature
[19]
[20]
[24]
Slime mould, Trichia affinis
Brown kiwi, Apteryx australis
Info
[23]
[21]
[22]
Palliseden bonn
Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Elephant-eared saxifrage, Bergenia cordifolia
Mammals
You can see fossils and skeletons of extinct animals alongside specimens of their living relatives. Come face-to-face with the extinct sabre-toothed cat, see the unique duck-billed platypus, and compare the anatomy of a horse with a human.
[26 ]
[26]
[28]
[27]
Mammals (blue whale model)
Discover the biggest mammals in the animal kingdom.
Look up and see our blue whale model, seemingly swimming with the other cetacean skeletons and replicas suspended from the ceiling. On the ground examine extinct mammoths and giant elk and their living relatives, as well as giraffes, hippos and horses.
[26 ]
Mammals (blue whale model)
This female blue whale beached in 1891 near Wexford, a coastal town in southeast Ireland. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding scientific collection.
The whale is the largest specimen in the Museum's collection of more than 80 million objects from around the globe. This skeleton, placed in the centre of the Museum, is a symbol of hope - a public reminder that Earth's rich biodiversity may be at risk, but it is within our power to protect it.
[25]
[24]
Fishes, amphibians and reptiles
Info
Marine Invertebrates
Info
Orange Zone
Cocoon
Attenborough Studio
Zoology spirit building
[8]
+ info
Meet our scientists and discover the fascinating work they carry out behind the scenes here at the Museum.
[11]
Cocoon
This eight-story concrete chrysalis of science protects 22 million specimens of insects and 3 million samples of plant tissue. As well as providing new exhibition space and doubling the number of laboratories the museum currently has, the public will be able to watch scientists at work - perhaps sequencing DNA or cataloging new species
Info
[9]
Zoology spirit building
The Museum has over 23 million specimens stored in alcohol in the spirit collection.
[10]
EXIT
You can also visit our store!
Thanks for your visit!
Sources of Information
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/02/nathist.cocoon http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html
Pictorial sources
[1] https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.pMFbdUY6ZTPaVMn0wp2fLQHaEK?w=321&h=181&c=7&r=0&o=5&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7 [2] https://precisionlighting.co.uk/projects/item/natural-history-museum-human-evolution [3] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-we-became-human.html [4] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map/human-evolution.html [5] https://zurnal.pravda.sk/reportaz/clanok/622897-moderna-cesta-do-praveku/ [6] https://www.typicalben.com/2016/03/lee-kong-chian-natural-history-museum.html [7] https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/sante-sciences/photos-le-nouveau-museum-de-l-ardeche-devoile-sa-collection-de-fossiles-1461155570 [8] https://natscicuratorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/natural-history-museum-part-1/ [9] https://www.inexhibit.com/case-studies/the-darwin-centre-phase-ii-london/ [10] https://natscicuratorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/natural-history-museum-part-1/ [11] https://www.thehublimited.co.uk/projects/david-attenborough-studio-at-the-natural-history-museum/ [12] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map/birds.html [13] http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html [14] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html [15] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html [16]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Hall_in_Natural_History_Museum,_London,_United_Kingdom.JPG [17] http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html [18] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Various_minerals,_Natural_History_Museum,_London_-_DSCF0427.JPG
Pictorial sources
[19] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/visit/Galleriesandfloorplans/images-of-nature-gallery-hero.jpg.thumb.1920.1920.jpg [20] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/women-art-angela-gladwell-kiwi-two-column.jpg [21] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/Merian-illustration-full-width.jpg.thumb.1160.1160.jpg [22] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/norma-gregory-saxifrage-two-column.jpg [23] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bauer-brothers/ferdinand-bauer-platypus-painting-hero.jpg.thumb.1160.1160.jpg [24]Map of Wexford, 1883 © Denis Murphy via Wikimedia Commons [25]https://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blue-whale-skeleton-natural-history-museum-london-hintze-hall-casson-mann-designboom-1800.jpg [26] - [28] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_Museum,_London,_Mammals_Gallery
Earth's Treasury
Glittering Displays
Earthly Displays
These glittering displays contain gold nuggets, rocks from Stonehenge and krypton. This spectacular and impressive display will make the perfect backdrop marvel at the range of materials on show.
The earthly and yet ethereal, displays of specimens on show at the Earth’s Treasury include rare gemstones, luminescent minerals, and an array of precious metals.
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Transcript
Welcome in the Natural History Museum London
by Luna Stieler and Magdalena Koch
go!
Please read before proceeding
This virtual reality tour is not a replacement for an actual visit to the museum. It should merely be seen as a way to get an impression of the exhibitions the museum has to offer. We hope this tour can show you the marvelous world of Natural History Museum London and can convince you to visit us in London.
Map
red Zone
Green Zone
blue Zone
orange Zone
Red Zone
Lasting Impressions
Earth's Treasury
Restless Surface
From the Beginning
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Human Evolution
Earth's Treasury
Discover minerals, gemstones and rocks in the Earth's Treasury gallery. A glittering display includes everything from gold nuggets to Stonehenge rock and kryptonite. Find out how diamonds are formed and cut, and examine royal links to precious stones.
+ info
From the Beginning
This exhibition is a journey through Earth's past... from the beginning of the universe as a tiny unimaginably hot fireball to today's living planet of moving continents and seas.
Life fills the Seas
Early Evolution
Dinosaur death
Life moves onto Land
Human Evolution
[2]
Embark on a seven-million-year journey, from the first hominins to the last surviving human species: us.
[3]
[4]
The Neanderthal
Despite their reputation as being primitive 'cavemen', Neanderthals were actually very intelligent and accomplished humans. Neanderthals were skilled tool makers, as evidenced by excavated objects such as spears and flint handaxes.
Last Impressions
Examine remarkable fossil evidence of long-ago events.
From 200-million-year-old wave ripples on beach sand to a petrified tree stump, dinosaur footprints, and a giant ammonite, the past is imprinted on all of these gallery specimens.
[7]
[6]
[5]
Restless Surface
How has wind, water and other weather shaped the Earth? And how long has it taken?
See dramatic rock and mountain formations and a giant stalagmite, and find out how they formed. Discover how stones change shape and explore interactive exhibits in the Restless Surface gallery.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Once inside there are plenty of exhibits to explore as well as film footage and the famous earthquake simulator. The size and shape of this gallery make it a great fit for drinks receptions, providing guests with fascinating specimens to view and discuss.
Earthquake simulator
A disaster nobody could imagine
This earthquake simulator shows what it was like during the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake.
+ info
Green Zone
Minerals
Birds
Treasures
Creepy Crawlies
Fossil Marine Reptiles
Waterhouse Gallery
Giant Sequoia
[12]
Birds
Info
Creepy Crawlies
Satisfy your curiosity for insects, crabs, centipedes and spiders, and explore all things arthropod in our Creepy Crawlies gallery. Learn about locusts, scorpions, termites and thousands of their relatives.
Fossil Marine Reptiles
Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery. See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, and learn about the work of pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning.
Minerals
Step back in time to see the Museum as it was in 1881 with its original oak display cabinets in the Minerals gallery.
[16]
See sparkling gems alongside raw minerals, marvel at the variety of colours, textures and shapes, and learn how they're formed.
[18]
Treasures
[14]
Explore 22 objects spanning 4.6 billion years of Earth's history.
Each exhibit tells a remarkable story and has been chosen for its scientific, historical and cultural importance. From a meteorite and moon rock, a dodo to Darwin's pigeons, and the intricate Blaschka glass models, uncover some of the most extraordinary specimens in our collection.
Hans Sloane's nautilus shell
[16]
[15]
Great auk
Waterhouse Gallery
Info
Giant Sequoia
A slice through the trunk of a Giant Sequoia tree with an estimated age of over 1300 years. This sits at the top of the staircase, above the Diplodocus, in the Central Hall.
[17]
Blue Zone
Mammals
Dinosaurs
Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles
Mammals (blue whale)
Marine Invertebrates
Images of Nature
Dinosaurs
Info
Info
Images of Nature
[19]
[20]
[24]
Slime mould, Trichia affinis
Brown kiwi, Apteryx australis
Info
[23]
[21]
[22]
Palliseden bonn
Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Elephant-eared saxifrage, Bergenia cordifolia
Mammals
You can see fossils and skeletons of extinct animals alongside specimens of their living relatives. Come face-to-face with the extinct sabre-toothed cat, see the unique duck-billed platypus, and compare the anatomy of a horse with a human.
[26 ]
[26]
[28]
[27]
Mammals (blue whale model)
Discover the biggest mammals in the animal kingdom. Look up and see our blue whale model, seemingly swimming with the other cetacean skeletons and replicas suspended from the ceiling. On the ground examine extinct mammoths and giant elk and their living relatives, as well as giraffes, hippos and horses.
[26 ]
Mammals (blue whale model)
This female blue whale beached in 1891 near Wexford, a coastal town in southeast Ireland. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding scientific collection. The whale is the largest specimen in the Museum's collection of more than 80 million objects from around the globe. This skeleton, placed in the centre of the Museum, is a symbol of hope - a public reminder that Earth's rich biodiversity may be at risk, but it is within our power to protect it.
[25]
[24]
Fishes, amphibians and reptiles
Info
Marine Invertebrates
Info
Orange Zone
Cocoon
Attenborough Studio
Zoology spirit building
[8]
+ info
Meet our scientists and discover the fascinating work they carry out behind the scenes here at the Museum.
[11]
Cocoon
This eight-story concrete chrysalis of science protects 22 million specimens of insects and 3 million samples of plant tissue. As well as providing new exhibition space and doubling the number of laboratories the museum currently has, the public will be able to watch scientists at work - perhaps sequencing DNA or cataloging new species
Info
[9]
Zoology spirit building
The Museum has over 23 million specimens stored in alcohol in the spirit collection.
[10]
EXIT
You can also visit our store!
Thanks for your visit!
Sources of Information
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/02/nathist.cocoon http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html
Pictorial sources
[1] https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.pMFbdUY6ZTPaVMn0wp2fLQHaEK?w=321&h=181&c=7&r=0&o=5&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7 [2] https://precisionlighting.co.uk/projects/item/natural-history-museum-human-evolution [3] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-we-became-human.html [4] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map/human-evolution.html [5] https://zurnal.pravda.sk/reportaz/clanok/622897-moderna-cesta-do-praveku/ [6] https://www.typicalben.com/2016/03/lee-kong-chian-natural-history-museum.html [7] https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/sante-sciences/photos-le-nouveau-museum-de-l-ardeche-devoile-sa-collection-de-fossiles-1461155570 [8] https://natscicuratorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/natural-history-museum-part-1/ [9] https://www.inexhibit.com/case-studies/the-darwin-centre-phase-ii-london/ [10] https://natscicuratorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/natural-history-museum-part-1/ [11] https://www.thehublimited.co.uk/projects/david-attenborough-studio-at-the-natural-history-museum/ [12] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/galleries-and-museum-map/birds.html [13] http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html [14] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html [15] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/highlights-of-the-treasures-gallery.html [16]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Hall_in_Natural_History_Museum,_London,_United_Kingdom.JPG [17] http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/london/kensington4.html [18] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Various_minerals,_Natural_History_Museum,_London_-_DSCF0427.JPG
Pictorial sources
[19] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/visit/Galleriesandfloorplans/images-of-nature-gallery-hero.jpg.thumb.1920.1920.jpg [20] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/women-art-angela-gladwell-kiwi-two-column.jpg [21] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/Merian-illustration-full-width.jpg.thumb.1160.1160.jpg [22] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/our-science/dpts-facilities-staff/libraryandarchives/norma-gregory-saxifrage-two-column.jpg [23] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bauer-brothers/ferdinand-bauer-platypus-painting-hero.jpg.thumb.1160.1160.jpg [24]Map of Wexford, 1883 © Denis Murphy via Wikimedia Commons [25]https://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blue-whale-skeleton-natural-history-museum-london-hintze-hall-casson-mann-designboom-1800.jpg [26] - [28] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_Museum,_London,_Mammals_Gallery
Earth's Treasury
Glittering Displays
Earthly Displays
These glittering displays contain gold nuggets, rocks from Stonehenge and krypton. This spectacular and impressive display will make the perfect backdrop marvel at the range of materials on show.
The earthly and yet ethereal, displays of specimens on show at the Earth’s Treasury include rare gemstones, luminescent minerals, and an array of precious metals.