Guests are in for an evening of unforgettable music at the Natural History Museum for its first-ever collaboration with Sofar Sounds on 10 July.
Aptly-named music project Entropies will take to the stage in the iconic Hintze Hall – known as the Cathedral to Nature – for the night. The event is part of Sofar Sounds’ Icons series, allowing guests to get intimate with cultural spaces and architectural gems to the tune of diverse local artists.
Start the evening by unwinding in the Museum’s enthralling Evolution Garden after the day’s crowds have departed. Drinks will be available to buy, so you can keep Fern the Diplodocus company while sipping on a cocktail or mocktail.
The night will then head into Hintze for an acoustic performance from cinematic musical project Entropies. Featuring vocals, keys, violin, cello, and percussion, they describe their music as a fusion of genres, from ambient pop to neo-classical.
Join Hope the Blue Whale and immerse yourself in the sea of Entropies’ sound while surrounded by millions of years of the planet’s history. Dinosaur, mastodon, giraffes and butterflies will all be part of the rapt audience, having claimed their spots in the hall’s Wonder Bays.
Entropies document human stories through live sound and moving image, such as the lives of female tea pickers on the steep slopes of Turkey’s Black Sea region. The raw storytelling is united with live field recordings and powerful orchestral arrangements that blends classical influences with electronic sounds.
Much of their work adapts the songs and scores they have composed for British-Turkish-Iranian lead vocalist and director Sheida Kiran’s films. Their most recent project, ‘Songs For Our Land’, partnered with the BBC Our World documentary: ‘Turkey’s Earthquake: Those Who Stayed’, was performed in a sold out mini-tour in London and Cambridge.

Credit: © Trustees of the Natural History Museum Credit: Alem Derege

Sofar Sounds is known as the global community transforming surprising spaces into intimate stages for emerging talent. Across its 15-year history, it has hosted countless artists early in their careers, including Olivia Dean, Hozier, Tom Odell, James Bay, Emeli Sandé, Wolf Alice, Bastille, Lianne La Havas, George Ezra, Jorja Smith, Kae Tempest, and Lola Young.
To match the soaring space of the Museum’s Hintze Hall, for this evening the audience will get to experience the magic of larger, curated experience.
Isobel Pratsis, Events Producer at the Natural History Museum said: “Our after-hours events, such as our ever-popular Silent Discos, are beloved by so many – it’s a real joy to keep finding new and creative ways to share the wonder of the Museum with guests, even after its doors have closed for the day. As part of this, we’re incredibly excited to be working with Sofar Sounds on this special experience – where else can you spend the night immersed in acoustic music from emerging talent while surrounded by dinosaurs and rocks from outer space!”
Fran Jackson, General Manager of Sofar London said: “Live music can completely transform a space. At Sofar, we know this because we’ve done it everywhere from the Scottish Highlands, to hidden nooks and crannies across London. But Hintze Hall on a July evening, filled with people and sound? That’s a once-in-a-lifetime configuration. We’ve spent a lot of time on the acoustics to make sure the sound feels as majestic as the setting. That’s what we live for: finding spaces that surprise and delight people, and filling them with music that moves them.”
Tickets for the 18+ event cost £42, or £37.50 for Natural History Museum members and are available from both the Natural History Museum website and Sofar Sounds website. Members should purchase directly from the Museum website.
In keeping with Sofar Sounds’ style, this is a bring-you-own-seating event so do bring cushions or blankets to make yourself comfortable. Accessibility seating is available, please get in touch with after-hours@nhm.ac.uk to organise this ahead of the event.
The event is the latest addition to the Museum’s lineup of activities on offer once the sun sets, from silent discos and sleepovers to yoga and pilates.