The Natural History Museum late night opening has been building a reputation for a great Friday night out for a while now and there’s new dates being added to their calendar on a regular basis. Giving you an opportunity to see the museum at night gives a whole new perspective on one of the world’s greatest natural history museums, making it one to add to your schedule of cool things to do.
Regularly scheduled for the last Friday of every month the late nights at the museum may not put you face to face with the beautiful incarnation of Pocahontas, but it will bring you the reincarnation of the museum’s dinosaurs and fossil remains under the cover of night.
It’s free to get in to the Friday night Lates, but to get in to see the exhibitions, you’ll need to buy them in advance or on the night. To book tickets early visit the Natural History Museum Website.
With the addition of the occasional open mic live music competition, food from the Museum’s restaurants, two bars for a drink or three and the promise of the Darwin Centre outdoor courtyard, the Natural History Museum’s late night opening has a lot of potential.
It provides a good opportunity to see the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, as well as the other delights the museum has under its vast roof. Opening times are usually 4pm until midnight.
As well as the late night opening, the Natural History Museum also puts on the occasional sleep over for adults called Dino Snores for Grown-ups giving you a chance to extent your stay for the entire night. The events are few and far between and get booked up quite quickly, but that should give you the opportunity to book in well in advance. A three course dinner, insect tasting midnight feast and full cooked breakfast is included in the price of tickets, which are £160 for members and £175 for everyone else, so all you’ll need to take with you is your sleeping camp equipement (blow up camp bed, sleeping bag, teddy bear etc.).
