About us

The Natural History Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre.

We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today.

We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.

A curator inspects a specimen

We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.

Find out how we are working around the world to drive change for a positive future.

Find out about our management, reports, policies, procedures and freedom of information requests.

Diversity is one of our critical values. Find how we are making the Museum an inclusive and welcoming space.

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales is a Patron of the Museum.

Financial information about the Museum.

Discover how we work with partners to inspire participation in science.

We are continually working to improve your experience of using our website. Your feedback helps us make them better.

Find out more about the terms and conditions for our website and ticketing.

Our new collections, science and digitisation science centre will secure the future of the collection to deliver innovative solutions for the natural world.