Opened to the public in 1926, Nottingham Natural History Museum is home to over 750,000 specimens, making us one of the largest collections in the country! Discover a world of wonder and explore some of the curious items in our stores…
Natural history museum are treasure troves of biological and geographical data. Collections provide the foundation for scientific research, learning, and a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Our collection is vast, and contains amazing oddities like preserved specimens in spirit jars, pinned insects, and 40,000 fossils!
Explore the history of our museum, now in its 100th year, and discover the amazing artefacts we have collected and cared for to help educate the public on the natural world…
Visit Us…
Included in your Standard Admission to Wollaton Hall – pay once, visit all year round!
Adult: £18
Kids Go Free (0 – 15, up to 3 children with each paying adult)
Spirit
Organisms preserved in jars of fluid or ‘spirit’ for soft-bodied animals that cannot be dried or undergo taxidermy. The spirit jars in the Nottingham Natural History collection contain 1,000 glass jars of preserved organisms from around Europe…
Herbarium
Nottingham’s Natural History Museum contains 100,000 pressed plants and flowers from across the globe, as well as seeds and other botanical samples – see some on display in our newest gallery!
Insects
Butterflies, moths, beetles and bugs from around the world – preserved in our collection…
Discover our Natural History Museum…
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Diverse Cabinets of Curiosity
Open from July 2026
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Natural History Museum
Open Daily
Wollaton 100 | All Year Round | Hall & Exhibition
Discovering Dinosaurs Gallery
Fascinating prehistoric creatures, from towering skeleton to incredible fossil discoveries. Perfect for curious minds of all ages.
