Curator Richard Dunn takes a closer look at a sea clock on display in Versailles: Science and Splendour, and explores French contributions to the development and use of a game-changing navigational innovation.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first intra-ocular surgery, Curator Selina Hurley takes a look at the history of the medical procedure and its pioneering inventor Harold Ridley.
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The Human Cell Atlas will revolutionise medicine, reports Science Director, Roger Highfield.
The most famous watch in the world, Breguet’s No. 160 which was made for Marie Antoinette, is to go on display in the Versailles: Science and Splendour exhibition. Keeper of Science Jane Desborough reveals the story behind this exceptional timepiece.
To mark the opening of a new temporary display on Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy in the Clockmakers’ Museum gallery, Curator Anna Rolls takes a look at the legacy of this clockmaker and explores how he was involved in the changing face of London during the 1800s .
Associate Curator Matthew Howles reveals the stories behind our latest exhibition, Versailles: Science and Splendour, which opens from 12 December 2024.
Inspiring the scientists we need for tomorrow: The Environment Agency’s Careers Live collaboration
In August, over 100 Environment Agency experts volunteered their time to deliver free hands-on careers sessions with young visitors in Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery. Chief Scientist at the Environment Agency, Dr Robert Bradburne, reflects on the activities and the positive impact an environmental career could have on the next generation.
To celebrate Information Age’s tenth anniversary, Curator of Computing and Communications, Rachel Boon, shares stories featured on the gallery along with developments over the last decade which shape how we use these technologies today.
This week a mission launched to investigate the watery oceans beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa – and whether it has the conditions to support life. Associate Curator, Lucy Twisleton, explores the journey, the spacecraft and the data it will collect.
To mark 150 years since the opening of Britain’s first medical school for women, Assistant Curator Cait Scott explores the pioneering women behind the LSMW and its legacy today.
Creating and delivering a new museum gallery is hard work. It typically takes many years and involves scores of people. But revamping an existing gallery has challenges all of its own.