Pakistan Museum of Natural History was established in 1976 under the auspices of Pakistan Science Foundation and is only natural history museum in the country. It has four divisions namely Botanical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Zoological Sciences and Public Services. The first three divisions are engaged in the collection, preservation, identification and research activities pertaining to plants, fossils & minerals and animals resources of Pakistan respectively, while the latter is responsible for mass education and popularization of the natural history through various displays, exhibits and dioramas. The museum serves the global and national needs in three important areas of natural history i.e., Research, Conservation and Informal Education. Pakistan Museum of Natural History offers the public interest services in following ways:

In this museum, the scientific information and research carried out all over the country is made understandable to general public through fascinating exhibits and displays. Thus, it is an excellent place for public to get informal education on various scientific disciplines through amusement. It is some sort of inquiry based science education platform for the public. Monthly, thousands of visitors including students from schools, colleges and universities across the country, general public and foreigners visit the museum and this number is continuously increasing due to addition of new exhibits in the museum. During, 2017-18, more than 2 hundred thousand visitors visited the museum and more than 4 million rupees were earned through ticket sale.

There are state-of-the art IT based Kiosik Systems in the museum, which is the most fascinating and attracting exhibits for children. There are various knowledge-based videos and games on these systems, which have proved a wonderful way of transforming knowledge and information to the children.

In museum, there is a reference library with a corner of archives. It has thousands of national and international research papers, books, technical reports, popular articles, conferences papers etc published by the museum scientists and researchers.

The museum regularly organizes workshops, trainings, symposia, congress on various aspects, and also celebrates various National and International Days such as; Museum Day, Biodiversity Day, Earth Day, Wildlife Day etc in collaboration with different organizations.

The museum has many MoUs with National and International Organizations. Through joint field work and exchange of expertise and experiences, the museum has increased its reference collection data and developed various exhibits.

Through regularly updated website and well connected Facebook, the museum is penetrated in the society and through such ways, it enhances the public interest to the museum resulting in continuous increase in visitors number. It also play important role in the publicity of the museum in the country.