Humans

Our evolutionary story is deeply connected to the wider natural world. The exhibition explores the human family and our extinct relatives.

Trace the story of our shared past and discover more about humanity’s place in nature, our connection reliance on the world around us, and the mark we leave upon it.

The exhibition opens with the new museum on March 6, 2027.

Exhibition highlights

Stand face to face with unique, lifelike models of ancient human species.
Explore your evolutionary family tree through a large interactive digital installation, where animated avatars reveal their abilities, diets and environments.
Get up close to skeletons of chimpanzees and lemurs, and discover how much we share with our living relatives – the primates.

Concept sketch. Tinker Imagineers