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I went in the early 70's just to see the piece of moon rock they had been given - big glass case, small sample!
@Nick
And very, very long queues IIRC
Do they still play Tangerine Dreams Third stone from the sun as you go up the escalator? The earthquake used to be way more powerful when it was the children singing hymns in the background.
The escalator no longer has an epic musical accompaniment, alas.

And the Moon rock is still there, but in the main part of the museum in the Treasures gallery (up the big steps behind the statue of Charles Darwin).
When I was a child there was a bridge between the Science Museum and the then Geological Museum.
I went to both of these just recently, a great day out
Ahhh! Good memories of when the kids were willing to be taken to such places!
The earth gallery and the minerals are usually the first things I head for on a NHM visit - there's something comforting about knowing nothing much has changed since the last visit.

Then I head down to the exhibitions.
The globe was more fun, and a tad disorienting to travel through, when it used to spin.
South Kensington contains some gems, both for tourists and Londoners alike. We are really lucky...plus free general admission too!
Good to know that you enjoyed the rocks, crystals and shakes DG. I worked as a geologist on the exhibitions team of the old GM for many years and organised the first, powerful, earthquake machine. Fun days, and it's so good to know that folks remember bits of the old museum. Thank you for your little history of this lost museum. There is, in fact, nowhere in London now where you can see an exhibition of British geology. In these days of concern on climate, fracking, coastal erosion, it's a huge loss. The NHM has not seen fit to bring this back to us after taking over the museum.










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