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August 2009

must-see event

Explore! More


10 Apr

Butterfly

Butterfly

Part of the Love Your Museum weekend
10am-5pm Free

Explore! More in our interactive Explore! Gallery, and work with the experts discover the adventures of famous collectors in the Museum’s past.


Find out where the Museum collections come from and take a close up look at some of the tropical butterflies collected by Charles Adamson, a collector who while exploring Asia eloped with a Burmese princess!


Make your own spotters guide to identify butterflies in your garden at home, become a collector and make your own butterfly specimen to take home or create your own butterfly hat or finger puppet.