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The Natural History Museum is opening a room that has been closed to the public since World War II
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London's Natural History Museum will reopen a second-floor gallery in September that has remained closed since 1943. The space will debut a new exhibition with free public entry, marking the first access to this area in over eighty years.
- 01London Natural History Museum reopens a gallery closed since World War II
- 02New exhibition scheduled to launch in September 2026
- 03General admission to the restored second-floor gallery remains free
- 04Facility reopening provides first public access to the space in eighty years
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A second-floor gallery which has been closed since 1943 will host a new exhibition in September, and entry is free