Image: The new gallery © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
43% of museum visitors have walked through the exhibition featuring hundreds of specimens including new deep sea species.
The Natural History Museum’s new permanent gallery has welcomed its one millionth visitor four months after opening its doors.
Since April, 43% of visitors to the museum have walked through the new permanent Fixing Our Broken Planet exhibition.
It features hundreds of specimens including new species from the deep sea, and the associated science told by some of the Museum’s scientists.
The museum reports that 82% of visitors said they were more likely to take action to protect the natural world following their visit to the gallery.\
Natural History Museum’s first gallery in a decade to highlight scientists’ work
Dr Doug Gurr, director of the museum, said the milestone was a “clear sign that there is a real public appetite to engage with addressing the planetary emergency and that cultural institutions have a vital role to play in driving that conversation forward.
“In a world where climate anxiety, apathy and misinformation can feel overwhelming, Fixing Our Broken Planet shows that people have cause to feel hopeful and to feel part of a larger community taking action for the planet.”
Since opening the gallery, Natural History Museum researchers have published 165 papers on topics ranging from food security, protecting global seaweed populations, and resourcing the green economy.
