Natural History Museum to Reopen Hidden Gallery Closed Since Second World War
The gallery opens with 50 objects and experimental displays that will help shape a permanent space planned for 2029.
- On September 16, the Natural History Museum will reopen a hidden gallery to the public for the first time in over 80 years. The exhibition, titled Nature and Us, explores visitors' evolving relationship with the natural world through 50 remarkable objects.
- Located in the museum's Waterhouse building in South Kensington, the space closed in 1943 after herbarium damage during the Second World War. It previously functioned as both an osteology and mammals gallery before being sealed from public access.
- Exhibits include 50 remarkable objects, such as a 400,000-year-old hand axe, a Victorian monk seal skeleton named Jenny, and a replica jaw from a domesticated dog dated around 14,300 years ago. These items illustrate humanity's long relationship with nature.
- The NHM150 transformation project aims to open a new or revitalized gallery annually until the museum's 150th anniversary in 2031. This initiative inspires visitors to become advocates for the planet, according to Dr. Doug Gurr, NHM director.
- Running for 18 months, this free exhibition serves as a trial for the space's permanent reopening in 2029. Visitors can provide feedback to help determine which stories will appear in the final gallery display.
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The London Museum of Natural History will reopen, on September 16, a gallery that has been closed to the public since 1943, during World War II. Located on the second floor of the Waterhouse building in South Kensington, the space will be occupied by the Nature and Us exhibition, which brings together 50 objects to address the relationship between human beings and the natural world.
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Proceso DigitalThe Museum of Natural History of London (Natural History Museum) announced this Wednesday that it will reopen from September a gallery that had remained closed to the public since World War II.
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Natural History Museum to reopen hidden gallery closed since Second World War
For the first time in more than eight decades, the Nature and Us gallery at the London museum will reopen after being closed to the public since 1943.
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