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World of Wasps

25 June 2025–24 January 2026, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm

World of Wasps

Visit the Grant Museum's new exhibition for visitors of all ages and experience the hidden, intimate world of wasps like never before! Based on UCL research, "World of Wasps" brings together cutting-edge imaging, projections, commissioned artwork and virtual reality to reveal the unseen lives of wasps – their homes, their lifestyles and their relationships.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Grant Museum of Zoology
020 3108 9000

Did you know that wasps purr? Or that they wag their bodies and tap their antennae to communicate? Wasps have surprisingly relatable social behaviours within their complex societies that are revealed in the world’s first exhibition centred on wasps.

On display are wasps and nest specimens from around the world showcasing the diversity of species and nest architecture, alongside a large-scale paper sculpture of a wasp's nest by artist Peter Ayres. Discover the construction secrets of these master builders, and in two VR creations from Datascape Realities, zoom inside a virtual wasp’s nest, and experience a wasp’s-eye view in a rewilded Grant Museum.

Accompanying events

Grant Museum Lates

Join us for Grant Museum Lates, where you can explore the exhibition at night with a drink, listen to talks from UCL wasp experts including Seirian Sumner, and take part in relaxed paper sculpture activities led by artist Peter Ayres. Wednesday 8 October and Tuesday 4 November 2025, 6-9pm.

Family Events: Learn to love wasps!

Discover how wasps are essential to the health of ecosystems in these creative workshops on various dates/times across the exhibition. Intergenerational, suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome.

Pre-book for the first hour, or drop-in for the final two hours, see our Eventbrite for information on when bookings open.

Exhibition Opening Times

  • Tuesday - Friday, 1pm–5pm
  • Saturday, 11am–5pm
  • Closed Monday and Sunday

Please note the VR experience will close at 4:30pm

Access

Access to the Grant Museum, and all public areas within it, is step-free. Further information can be found on the planning your visit page.

Finding us

We are located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop three to five minutes away on Euston Road. See planning your visit.