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The Natural History Museum
The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation.

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Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

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www.nhm.ac.uk/touringexhibitions
The Natural History Museum news

22 Jul 2009
Bringing dinosaurs to life

London's Natural History Museum and Japan's Kokoro have combined to supply animatronic dinosaurs to Gondwana - Das Praehistorium in Reden, Germany.
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  Bringing dinosaurs to life
17 Jul 2009
Exhibiting dinosaurs

Since the first dinosaur fossils were discovered in the nineteenth century, dinosaur exhibitions have become major attractions at museums around the world.
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  Exhibiting dinosaurs

The Natural History Museum features

Technology
How can attractions best exploit AI technologies? What are the dangers? What does the future hold? We get an expert opinion

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Research
Natural history museums around the world are sharing details of their collections to help find solutions to some of the most urgent issues of our time

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Science centres
From the creation of a new science centre in Angola to an indoor/outdoor children’s gallery in Barcelona, Huttinger Interactive Exhibitions is keeping busy

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Zoos and aquariums
Zoos and museums should work more closely for the benefit of all, according to new research from Yale University

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Museums
The team behind Brazil’s fire damaged Museu Nacional are creating a new model for museums across the continent

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Operations
What can be learned from the experiences of those unfortunate operators who have had to react when disaster strikes?

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Preview
Germany’s top theme park is about to launch a €180m addition with the opening of its long-awaited second gate. Attractions Management looks at Rulantica and how the new waterpark addition is taking shape

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Research
The big players in the theme park industry reach a record 500 million visitors

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Science Centres
We speak to Wolfgang Hansch about Germany’s premier science institution

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Industry insights
AECOM’s latest Theme Park and Museums Index showcases the stats behind the global attractions industry – and just how well it’s performing

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