EXHIBITION: To highlight the seriousness of the wildlife extinction crisis, we are veiling Alfred the gorilla and 31 other animals in our World Wildlife gallery. All 32 animals are threatened with high to extreme risk of extinction.

EXHIBITION: Can art capture what it is to be human? The Being Human exhibition takes sculptural works by artists grappling with how to express humanity.

TALK: Meteorites are the most ancient rocks in the Solar System and they contain clues on how the planets were built and how long ago.

FILM: We’re partnering with Bristol Film Festival this festive season for an evening of heartwarming screenings that are bound to get you in the Christmas spirit.

TALK: Over three centuries of moving image history will be explored in this talk using examples and images from the collection at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.

TALK: In an original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford will explore how many of the things once considered to be exclusively human are not.

TALK: This winter lecture looks at some of the museums that owe their existence to the arts and crafts movement and how interest emerged in the 19th century.

EXHIBITION: This exhibition takes a fresh look at the Pre-Raphaelite movement and focuses on paintings of knights and medieval heroines.