Name: Booth Museum of Natural History
Rating: 5.0

Booth Museum of Natural History

Booth Museum of Natural History, 194 Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 5AA, UK

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Booth Museum of Natural History is a charitable trust-managed, municipally owned museum of natural history in the city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England. Its focus is on Victorian taxidermy, especially of British birds, as well as collections focusing on entomology, chalk fossils, skeletons and botany.

In 1971 the Booth became a Museum of Natural History. It is now home to a staggering collection of 525,000 insects, 50,000 minerals and rocks, 30,000 plants and 5,000 microscopic slides. There are some spectacularly old specimens such as shells from the bottom of a 55 million year old Mediterranean lagoon, and dinosaur bones.

If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

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Free
Host birthday parties: No

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Birds: Enjoy a floor-to-ceiling display of taxidermy birds, each species displayed in a unique recreation of its natural habitat. Edward Booth’s ambition was to collect an example of every species of British bird and it was to house this growing collection that, in 1874, he built this museum in the grounds of his home in Dyke Road.
Bones: Skulls and skeletons from an extensive collection are on show here, demonstrating the similarities and differences between a fascinating range of creatures, great and small. The Osteological or Skeleton Gallery is based on the collection of Frederick William Lucas (1842-1932), a local solicitor with a keen interest in zoology. He acquired his objects and specimens from auctions as well as from other collectors and travellers, and displayed them at his home in Rottingdean.
Butterflies & Insects: Brilliant colours, unusual shapes, spooky patterns – our butterfly displays present these fragile creatures in all their glory, along with information about their origins, life cycles and survival strategies.
Victorian Study: Visit our recreation of Mr Booths study, where you can play the part of a Victorian naturalist. This space invites you to sit and relax in one of the comfy armchairs and flick through a Victorian photo album or maybe read a book. There are costumes to try on to help with your Victorian transformation, as well as a table with games to play.
Discovery Lab: Imaginative displays, hands-on activities for kids, plus information about how to protect our planet. Our family-friendly Discover Lab will educate and inspire a new generation of natural historians.