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The Natural History Gallery is closed until 2026 for refurbishment.
Butterfly House: 10.30am - 4pm.
Gardens: 7.15am (8am on Sunday and Bank Holidays) - 8.30pm. Open daily.
Forest Hill
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Your favourites
"Thank you for the lovely place that is the Horniman. We so enjoy it!!”
Our highlights
The Robot Zoo
Horniman Plant Fair
!كل العيون عليها / All Eyes on Her!
Midsummer’s Daydream Family Rave with Big Fish Little Fish
Dried Flower Arranging
Live Botanical Installation with Wagner and Frida
Members say
"Simply an amazing place. Totally unique!"
The story of Ann Izzard
This witch stone in our collection has an intriguing…
Hey Jukebox: Songs for a Womanifest-oh!
Women’s History Month is 40 years old this March.…
The Horniman’s First Female Curators
Who were the women who blazed a trail at…
Horniman History: Lectures given by Women
Inspired by a discovery by our Librarian, we have…
A Horniman Lesbian Flag
Flags are symbols of pride and power. We wanted…
Celebrating Dame Margaret Weston
Dame Margaret Weston was an influential figure who created…
Hey Jukebox: the story of Black hair and music
The team behind FACE bring us a condensed history…
Benin students create new artwork
We’re excited to be working on a partnership with…
Cracking the nutmeg: researching the Caribbean collection
Community Researcher, Judy Joseph, has been looking into a…
What was Form 696?
Summer 2021 saw the Horniman play host to a…
Black History: Classical Composers
We’ve been looking at some of the earliest recorded…
Listen to the Afro Historyscapes podcast
Afro Historyscapes is a ten-episode podcast series that gives…
Nature + Love
Nature + Love is a transformational project to inspire…
Saving water at the Horniman
We’ve made some changes to save water in the…
How to stop food waste
18-24 March is Food Waste Action Week, and we’ve…
The Miyawaki method: London Road Forest Border
The Horniman sits along one of London’s busiest roads,…
Climate and ecology
We are in the midst of a global climate…
Top tips for tackling the climate emergency
We’re in a climate emergency. Species and habitats around…
Project Coral world first gives new hope to save Florida’s reefs
Project Coral partner The Florida Aquarium has become the…
Aquarium
(Closed 24-26 December)
Take a magical journey through rivers, seas and oceans…
Project Coral
Project Coral is the Horniman Aquarium’s ground-breaking multi-year research…
Baby sea urchins boost coral survival rate
New research techniques from the Horniman and the University…
Double celebration for Horniman’s coral researchers
Project Coral researchers at the Horniman are celebrating the…
All about tea: Camellia sinensis
Tea is the second most popular drink in the…
Everything you ever wanted to know about tea
Tea is an everyday and normal part of many…
Tea’s alternative uses: Reading tea leaves
Have you ever wanted to tell your fortune or…
Tea drinking along the Silk Road
Helen Saberi explores tea drinking along the ancient trade…
Chá, Chai or Tea?
Whether we call it 茶, चाय or Tea, the…
Magical Gardens: Myths and Folklore
What myths and folklore are hidden around the Gardens?…
The mystery of Mari Lwyd
It’s hard, even impossible, to know how many folklore…
Four ways to ward off witches
When you think of witches and the fear of…
Fossil Folklore
Visitor Host Vicky tells about some of the myths…
The charming case of Alfred William Rowlett
Anthropology Volunteer, Robin Strub, has been looking into the…
Tree Folklore Trail
Explore some of the magnificent trees in the Horniman…