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· Sep 20
Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open!
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Following a visit to the National Quantum Computing Centre, Science Director @RogerHighfield looks into how lasers and atoms could change the future of computation.
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following a visit to the National Quantum Computing Centre, Science Director @RogerHighfield looks into how lasers and atoms could change the future of computation.
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Discover a universe of free experiences coming up at the museum, including a whole day of celebrations to mark 10 years since astronaut Tim Peake's mission to space 🚀
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Discover a universe of free experiences coming up at the museum, including a whole day of celebrations to mark 10 years since astronaut Tim Peake's mission to space 🚀
To mark #WorldStrokeDay, our latest blog explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed, including the first prototype of the MRI body scanner on display in the museum: bit.ly/48U7ChE
Marking World Stroke Day - Science Museum Blog
To mark World Stroke Day, Assistant Curator Alana Surowiec explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed and reflects...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
To mark #WorldStrokeDay, our latest blog explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed, including the first prototype of the MRI body scanner on display in the museum: bit.ly/48U7ChE
Something strange is stirring at the Science Museum…
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Something strange is stirring at the Science Museum…
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Ever wanted to take a journey around the weird and wonderful planets and moons that make up our Solar System?
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ever wanted to take a journey around the weird and wonderful planets and moons that make up our Solar System?
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
🌟One is super bright, and one is the darkest dark…
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌟One is super bright, and one is the darkest dark…
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
Have you ever wondered what it feels like floating around space? 🚀
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Have you ever wondered what it feels like floating around space? 🚀
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
We're thrilled to have received the largest international donation in our history - an unprecedented eight-figure gift from the Serum Institute of India - to support the creation of Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery, which will open in 2028.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're thrilled to have received the largest international donation in our history - an unprecedented eight-figure gift from the Serum Institute of India - to support the creation of Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery, which will open in 2028.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
World Space Week 2025 has landed 🌑
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
October 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
World Space Week 2025 has landed 🌑
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
We were sad to hear of the death of conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, whose work changed how we see ourselves and animals in the natural world.
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We were sad to hear of the death of conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, whose work changed how we see ourselves and animals in the natural world.
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
How about a trip to space this weekend?
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How about a trip to space this weekend?
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
🎬 Only 1 week to go until our IMAX 70mm film season kicks off!
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🎬 Only 1 week to go until our IMAX 70mm film season kicks off!
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
To celebrate our Space gallery now being open at the Science Museum, we’ve delved into our space collection to find extraordinary objects.
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
To celebrate our Space gallery now being open at the Science Museum, we’ve delved into our space collection to find extraordinary objects.
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
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The team have done a fantastic job with our new Space Gallery, the objects look gorgeous - these photos almost don't do them justice! - and some great stories woven throughout. We are now the only museum in the world where you can see an Apollo command module alongside a Soyuz module.🚀
Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open!
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
September 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The team have done a fantastic job with our new Space Gallery, the objects look gorgeous - these photos almost don't do them justice! - and some great stories woven throughout. We are now the only museum in the world where you can see an Apollo command module alongside a Soyuz module.🚀
Our wonderful free new Space gallery has opened and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of space themed activities. Come and join us 10am-6pm today and tomorrow
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September 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our wonderful free new Space gallery has opened and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of space themed activities. Come and join us 10am-6pm today and tomorrow
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/destination-...
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Delighted to finally reveal the new SPACE gallery at London's @sciencemuseum.org.uk!
It was a pleasure to help - providing what may well be the largest photo of the🌖on🌎!
The gallery is stunning, and it's so special to see the Apollo 10 Command Module alongside Soyuz.
It was a pleasure to help - providing what may well be the largest photo of the🌖on🌎!
The gallery is stunning, and it's so special to see the Apollo 10 Command Module alongside Soyuz.
September 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Delighted to finally reveal the new SPACE gallery at London's @sciencemuseum.org.uk!
It was a pleasure to help - providing what may well be the largest photo of the🌖on🌎!
The gallery is stunning, and it's so special to see the Apollo 10 Command Module alongside Soyuz.
It was a pleasure to help - providing what may well be the largest photo of the🌖on🌎!
The gallery is stunning, and it's so special to see the Apollo 10 Command Module alongside Soyuz.
Did you catch our free new Space gallery on BBC Breakfast this morning?
We celebrate the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects. Don't miss the two remarkable human-flown spacecraft now on display side-by-side for the first time: bit.ly/4mIEaP7
We celebrate the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects. Don't miss the two remarkable human-flown spacecraft now on display side-by-side for the first time: bit.ly/4mIEaP7
September 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Did you catch our free new Space gallery on BBC Breakfast this morning?
We celebrate the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects. Don't miss the two remarkable human-flown spacecraft now on display side-by-side for the first time: bit.ly/4mIEaP7
We celebrate the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects. Don't miss the two remarkable human-flown spacecraft now on display side-by-side for the first time: bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open!
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
September 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open!
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Did you know...?
This powered wheelchair was made in 1986 by Dan Everard. It was developed for his daughter, Ruth, so she could explore independently and was donated to the museum by none other than Ruth herself!
Book your free tickets to see it in our Medicine Gallery: https://bit.ly/4gcIy76
This powered wheelchair was made in 1986 by Dan Everard. It was developed for his daughter, Ruth, so she could explore independently and was donated to the museum by none other than Ruth herself!
Book your free tickets to see it in our Medicine Gallery: https://bit.ly/4gcIy76
September 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you know...?
This powered wheelchair was made in 1986 by Dan Everard. It was developed for his daughter, Ruth, so she could explore independently and was donated to the museum by none other than Ruth herself!
Book your free tickets to see it in our Medicine Gallery: https://bit.ly/4gcIy76
This powered wheelchair was made in 1986 by Dan Everard. It was developed for his daughter, Ruth, so she could explore independently and was donated to the museum by none other than Ruth herself!
Book your free tickets to see it in our Medicine Gallery: https://bit.ly/4gcIy76
Did you know that Coffee played an important role in the growth of science? ☕
Watch our new video which explores early coffee houses and the impact that coffee culture has had on scientific thought since its earliest introduction to the UK.
Subscribe and watch full video: https://bit.ly/45REe8x
Watch our new video which explores early coffee houses and the impact that coffee culture has had on scientific thought since its earliest introduction to the UK.
Subscribe and watch full video: https://bit.ly/45REe8x
August 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you know that Coffee played an important role in the growth of science? ☕
Watch our new video which explores early coffee houses and the impact that coffee culture has had on scientific thought since its earliest introduction to the UK.
Subscribe and watch full video: https://bit.ly/45REe8x
Watch our new video which explores early coffee houses and the impact that coffee culture has had on scientific thought since its earliest introduction to the UK.
Subscribe and watch full video: https://bit.ly/45REe8x
🏆 We’re delighted to announce that our Wonderlab+ learning platform has been shortlisted for Best Educational STEM Resource in the Teach Primary awards!
🧪 Wonderlab+ is a digital extension of our Wonderlab gallery, packed with experiences that help children explore science using everyday materials.
🧪 Wonderlab+ is a digital extension of our Wonderlab gallery, packed with experiences that help children explore science using everyday materials.
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🏆 We’re delighted to announce that our Wonderlab+ learning platform has been shortlisted for Best Educational STEM Resource in the Teach Primary awards!
🧪 Wonderlab+ is a digital extension of our Wonderlab gallery, packed with experiences that help children explore science using everyday materials.
🧪 Wonderlab+ is a digital extension of our Wonderlab gallery, packed with experiences that help children explore science using everyday materials.
In case you missed it, tickets are now on sale for a season of stunning IMAX 70mm films at the Science Museum this autumn.
From Christopher Nolan’s genre-defining Dark Knight trilogy to his Oscar-winning epic Interstellar, experience these legendary films on one of the biggest screens in the UK.
From Christopher Nolan’s genre-defining Dark Knight trilogy to his Oscar-winning epic Interstellar, experience these legendary films on one of the biggest screens in the UK.
August 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In case you missed it, tickets are now on sale for a season of stunning IMAX 70mm films at the Science Museum this autumn.
From Christopher Nolan’s genre-defining Dark Knight trilogy to his Oscar-winning epic Interstellar, experience these legendary films on one of the biggest screens in the UK.
From Christopher Nolan’s genre-defining Dark Knight trilogy to his Oscar-winning epic Interstellar, experience these legendary films on one of the biggest screens in the UK.
Who are the most influencial characters in the gaming industry? 🕹️
From Mario to Pikachu to Lara Croft, it's now time to find out everything about them in our gaming gallery Power Up.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fXymiA
From Mario to Pikachu to Lara Croft, it's now time to find out everything about them in our gaming gallery Power Up.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fXymiA
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Who are the most influencial characters in the gaming industry? 🕹️
From Mario to Pikachu to Lara Croft, it's now time to find out everything about them in our gaming gallery Power Up.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fXymiA
From Mario to Pikachu to Lara Croft, it's now time to find out everything about them in our gaming gallery Power Up.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fXymiA
Congratulations to our Science Director, Roger Highfield, who has received the 2025 Royal Society David Attenborough Award for his ‘vast contribution to public engagement, reaching audiences of millions as a journalist, broadcaster, author, and through museum-led initiatives’.
https://bit.ly/45zXBEm
https://bit.ly/45zXBEm
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to our Science Director, Roger Highfield, who has received the 2025 Royal Society David Attenborough Award for his ‘vast contribution to public engagement, reaching audiences of millions as a journalist, broadcaster, author, and through museum-led initiatives’.
https://bit.ly/45zXBEm
https://bit.ly/45zXBEm
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Stunning, moving photographic essay on the changing climate of Africa from @sciencemuseum.org.uk with Mirella Ricciardi and @rogerhighfield.bsky.social
Vanishing Africa: Through Mirella Ricciardi’s Lens | Science Museum
Images taken six decades ago by the acclaimed photographer Mirella Ricciardi reveal the landscapes, wildlife and people of East Africa poised on the brink of transformation by climate change.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Stunning, moving photographic essay on the changing climate of Africa from @sciencemuseum.org.uk with Mirella Ricciardi and @rogerhighfield.bsky.social