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Treasures of the natural world

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This November, treasures from London’s prestigious Natural History Museum come alive to take you back in time on an adventure of discovering scientific breakthroughs that make history.

ArtScience Museum brings the very best from the museum’s rich and important collection in this hotly anticipated exhibition that showcases the most significant treasures of the natural world. Hand-picked from over 80 million specimens, over 200 of the museum’s star objects will travel to Southeast Asia for the very first time. Selected for their historical and scientific importance, each prized treasure is a marvel that reveals a story of adventure and exploration defined by curiosity and discovery. Featured in this exhibition are scientific specimens and animals from the natural world, boasting a rich record of nature, works of art, gems and minerals, and the manuscript and collection belonging to some of the world's greatest scientists, including both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace, discoverers of evolutionary biology as we know it today.

The Natural History Museum in London is the custodian of one of the most scientifically significant natural history collections in the world. One of Britain’s most beloved civic institutions, the Museum looks after a wealth of objects that have helped scientists re-interpret own existence and relationship to the natural world. The value of these treasured objects goes far beyond their price. Together, they have the potential to unlock answers to the mysteries of the past and the biggest questions species and planet might face in the future.

Running throughout the exhibition will be a treasure hunt designed especially for children, families and schools. Younger visitors will embark on a series of expeditions and adventures, searching for wildlife, learning about nature, and making their own contributions to the natural world.

Programmes

Curator's Insights Tour

Saturday 25 November | 11:30am – 12:30pm & 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday 26 November | 11:30pm – 12:30pm & 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Venue: Exhibition Entrance, Basement 2

Join for an unmissable Insights Tour, conducted by the team from Natural History Museum, London. Be guided through the exceptional specimens and artifacts in the exhibition while excavating the unbelievable stories these treasures hold.

Guided Tours

Public Guided Tours

Saturday 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 December | 11:30pm - 12:30pm
Sunday 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 December | 11:30am - 12:30pm & 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Family Fridays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 December | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mandarin Guided Tours

Saturday 16, 23 & 30 December | 2:30pm - 3:30pm & 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Exhibition Entrance, Basement 2

Join on an awe-inspiring voyage into the wonderful world of natural history populated with highlights handpicked from the prestigious institute The Natural History Museum, London. Guided tour digs into the stories behind some of the greatest geological, flora and fauna specimens, bringing them to life whilst exploring the ever-evolving relationship between humanity and nature, past, present and possible future.

* Complimentary to ticket-holders of Treasures. Up to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration stickers will be given out five minutes before tour begins at exhibition entrance

A Day In The LIife Of An Ornithologist

Family Fridays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 December | 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Rainbow Room, Basement 2

Have you ever wondered how natural selection has led to evolution in the natural world? With ornithology taking centre stage, learn how adaptations in birds are related to their behaviour and lifestyle. Participants will make observations, collect data and even role-play as they soar from activity to activity to discover more about the natural world!

* S$5 per participant. Up to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Underlying Nature

Saturday, 25 November | 2:00pm
Expression Gallery, Level 4
Free on a first-come, first-served basis.

Natural history is essential to expanding understanding of the diversity of life in a rapidly changing world – a 4.5 billion year old story that is continuing to unfold. It is deeply marked by human curiosity and longing, representing attempts to make sense of nature. Yet it also reveals complicated relationship with it, exposing hopes, fears, and questions about place in natural world.

Unfolding across a series of presentations and dialogues, Conversations invites you to contemplate encounters with natural environments and consider connection to an extraordinarily complex, fragile network of interconnected natural systems.

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Age

Price

Single Exhibition: Adult: 17 SGD
Single Exhibition: *Child / **Senior / Student: 12 SGD (*Child 2 to 12 years **Senior 65 years & above))
Double Exhibitions Ticket Adult: 28 SGD
Double Exhibitions Ticket *Child / **Senior / Student: 19 SGD (*Child 2 to 12 years **Senior 65 years & above)
All Access Adult: 38 SGD
All Access *Child / **Senior / Student: 26 SGD (*Child 2 to 12 years **Senior 65 years & above)