If any of London's museum put in a nutshell the Victorians' visitors for education and passion for going through and classifying valuable information, the natural History Museum is the one. Yet, in spite of its substantial size, the layout is easy to master. It segregates between the "life" galleries, starting from Cromwell Road, and the "earth" galleries, beginning from Exhibition Road.
One of the museum's supreme delights is the way it puts on superb high-tech exhibits alongside beautifully kept Victorian-style arcades filed with fastidiously labeled cabinets. Many of the latter are found in quiet by-ways of the museum, but one of the assortment recognize its value both by children and adults alike is the wood and plaster model of a blue whale, which has been the centerpiece of the Mammals section since it was built in 1938.
Other Key attractions:
- Investigate basement: Here kids can touch, measure, weight and analyze under a microscope a variety of specimens. A team of kind assistants is on hand to help. There is also an open-air section where children can inspect pond life close up.
- The Jerwood gallery: This house a superb compilation of oils, watercolors, drawings and prints. Some of which are the primary illustrations to scripts by famous 19th century explorers.
- Mammals: As well as displaying an amazing array of taxidermy, the galleries contain sobering statistics on the rapid rate at which species are becoming obsolete.
- Human Biology: This section is conducted with interactive exhibits: you can test your reminiscence and senses or be tricked by optimal illusions.
- The Darwin Centre: The world-class center for scientific analysis and a storage area for millions of specimens, with guided tours and "meet-the-scientist" sessions.
- Earth's Treasury: This brings to show the planet's beauty, displaying rocks, micro-organisms and minerals twinkling in the gallery's semi-darkness.
- The Wildlife Garden: There is an introduction session with tour twice daily in spring and summer. This luxuriant spot is a refreshing way to put an end to a visit.
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