Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history, such as those collected by Charles Darwin. It has got the largest collection of botany, mineralogy and zoology in The U.K and it is also the best centre of research. The museum is very famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons: the large Diplodocus cast, named Dippy, that dominated the central hall; it was replaced in 2017 by the skeleton of a blue whale, Hope. The museum is divided into four galleries, or zones, each with a different colour and theme:

1. The Red Zone is a gallery about the changing history of the Earth. It shows specimens of rocks, minerals and gemstones;

2. The Green Zone follows the theme of the evolution of the planet;

3. The Blue Zone explores the diversity of life on the earth;

4. In The orange zone the public can see scientists at work and The Darwin Centre.

Like other museums in the United Kingdom, the Natural History Museum does not charge an admission fee. Catherine Duchess of Cambridge is a patron of the museum. There are approximately 850 staff at the museum.

EMMANUELLO LUIGI