Life in pictures
NHM Images is home to high-quality stock imagery of life on our planet. We provide easy access to striking images of the natural world for design and communications professionals.
Explore our range of beautiful natural history images, representing over 300 years of exploration and innovation. From ancient maps to prehistoric mammals and meteorites, NHM Images showcases the Museum's extensive collections plant, animal, insect, fossil and geological
specimens.
Latest collections
The John Reeves Collection - showcasing a unique selection of botanical, zoological and entomological drawings depicting the…
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Why not be inspired by nature this christmas.
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From Kew Gardens to Australia - the most signifcant work of the Austrain artists Franz and Ferdinand Bauer.
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Fascinating illustrations from the sketchbooks of Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). Drawn during her travels in India at the…
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The newly refurbished Hintze Hall, and all the wonders it contains.
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A collection of photos and drawings celebrating Dippy the Diplodocus as we wish him well on his tour of the UK.
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Remarkable fossils that illustrate the evolution of life on Earth
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Paintings by the celebrated 17th and 18th century German artist and entomologist
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Specially selected artworks by women from the seventeenth century to the present day.
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Celebrating the 230th anniversary of the First Fleet's departure from England, bound for Australia, on 13th May 1787.
The…
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Celebrating whales at the Natural History Museum. From the opening of the new Whale Hall in the 1930s, to the new exhibition,…
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Award-winning photography from Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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A celebration of the best of the museum's collection, including the rare, the beautiful and the unusual
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The life and work of the world renowned naturalist
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A selection of our beautiful butterflies, from specimens to paintings
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Life in the early days of the Natural History Museum
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The art and architecture of Alfred Waterhouse's iconic building
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Mary Anning (1799-1847) was an important fossil hunter and amateur paleontologist at the beginning of the 19th century. This…
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