Alistair Hardaker | Images: Natural History Museum
Gallery reopens after 80 years with 50 objects exploring human-nature relationship, temporarily open 18 months before permanent 2029 gallery.
A new free-to-visit gallery is set to the public at the Natural History Museum for the first time in 80 years.
The ‘Nature and Us’ gallery on the second floor of the museum’s Waterhouse building was closed to the public over 80 years ago.
From tomorrow the gallery will initially stay open for 18 months, supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation.
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Dr Doug Gurr, Director of the Museum said it was “a wonderful space with a fascinating history, and we’re excited for visitors to discover it for themselves and encounter some of the remarkable objects we’ve brought together in Nature and Us.”
Its reopening is the next steps in the NHM150 campaign to transform the Museum’s South Kensington building, which is hoped to create space for an additional 1 million visitors each year.
Claire Andrews, Head of Community Engagement at Natural Environment Research Council said: “By opening access to these remarkable collections, the space will help audiences explore our evolving connection with nature, while building towards a permanent gallery in 2029.
“We are confident that Nature and Us will captivate minds and motivate visitors to explore their own relationship with the natural world, and how science can drive meaningful action for our planet.”
