Natural History Museum
museum in London, England, UK
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Summary
Natural History Museum is a natural history museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of natural history museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,253 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Biodiversity Heritage Library[3], Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: national museum[7], herbarium[8], non-departmental public body[9], organization[10], nonprofit organization[11]
- Architect: Alfred Waterhouse[12]
- Founder: Richard Owen[13]
- Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture[14]
- Location: South Kensington[15]
- Postal code: SW7 5BD[16]
- Commons category: Natural History Museum, London[17]
- Chairperson: Patrick Vallance[18]
- Has part(s): Natural History Museum Library and Archives[19], British Museum (Natural History) Department of Botany[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1881[21]
- OS grid reference: TQ2668278986[22]
- Coordinate location: 51.496111111111, -0.17611111111111[23]
- Located on street: Exhibition Road[24], Cromwell Road[25]
- Official website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Natural History Museum, London[27]
- Has facility: accessible toilet[28]
- Commons gallery: Natural History Museum, London[29]
- Director / manager: Doug Gurr[30]
- Visitors per year: 4,105,106[31], 4,434,520[32], 5,284,023[33], 5,226,320[34], 3,250,376[35], 3,080,401[36], 3,754,496[37], 3,600,119[38], 3,698,500[39], 4,647,613[40], 4,873,275[41], 5,021,762[42], 5,356,884[43], 5,388,295[44]
- Phone number: +44-20-7942-5000[45]
- Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[46], Anglické listy[47]
- Heritage designation: Grade I listed building[48]
Body
Identity
Natural History Museum's official name is recorded as it[49].
Why It Matters
Natural History Museum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]