The Butterfly Wall

Join our Butterfly Wall by donating today

Images from Hewitson, W. C., and Saunders, W. W., Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (London: John Van Voorst, 1856). Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Northumbria Library Collection.
Images from Hewitson, W. C., and Saunders, W. W., Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (London: John Van Voorst, 1856). Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Northumbria Library Collection.

Choose an illustrated butterfly and personalise it with a message to be displayed on our new Butterfly Wall. As a Butterfly Supporter, your donation helps us to: 

  • Care for our amazing natural history and archaeology collections  
  • Create and host exhibitions that raise awareness of important issues that impact the natural and cultural world 
  • Ignite the imaginations of children and young people through our award-winning learning programmes 
  • Offer a warm welcome and engaging experience for all visitors.

Find our new Butterfly Wall in the Hancock Cafe on Level 1. To buy a butterfly in-venue, please speak to a member of our team.

Please read the Terms & Conditions before donating.

Please note the previous Butterfly Wall is still available to view in the Ground Floor rear corridor. 

Buy a Butterfly

Buy a small butterfly for £50 

Buy a medium butterfly for £75 

Buy a large butterfly for £100 

Buy an extra large butterfly for £250 

All donors will receive a thank you card which can be kept or passed onto the butterfly recipient.

Please also find A2 and A3 posters of our butterflies in the museum gift shop.

View our posters here and choose your favourite

Butterflies bought online will be assigned randomly, but we will try to accommodate any requests made in the form.

Images from Hewitson, W. C., and Saunders, W. W., Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (London: John Van Voorst, 1856). Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Northumbria Library Collection.
Butterfly wall panel 1

Images from Hewitson, W. C., and Saunders, W. W., Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (London: John Van Voorst, 1856). Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Northumbria Library Collection.
Butterfly wall panel 2

Images from Hewitson, W. C., and Saunders, W. W., Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (London: John Van Voorst, 1856). Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Northumbria Library Collection.
Butterfly wall panel 3