At the Museum

Now 2018 has come to an end, Aran Shaunak celebrates the Science Museum Group’s contribution to the Year of Engineering.

We spend much of our lives sitting on chairs, which got curator Lisa Kennedy thinking about different chair designs in the collection.

As the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements launches, we take a look at the story behind the scientific icon.

As the Science Museum prepares to open its £24m Medicine Galleries, Roger Highfield reports on a remarkable new insight into why everyone is different.

Conservator Marisa Kalvins has been busy restoring damaged objects set to go on display in our upcoming Medicine Galleries, including this 18th century shaving bowl. She reveals more about the intricate process and explains why repairs are important to an object’s history.

Assistant Curator Esme Loukota unwraps the story of a rather unusual phonograph from our collection that was specially designed to play records made from chocolate.

Launching in 2020, we explore an exciting new collaboration set to reimagine the future of museum experiences.

Dr. Heather Kappes from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) investigates how and why we spend our money the way we do, as part of a Live Science residency at the Science Museum.

Amy Davy explores the life and work of Cecilia Payne, a remarkable scientist who changed our understanding of the Sun.

Sir Ian Blatchford, Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list 2018.

26 December 2018 marked the 120th anniversary of Marie and Pierre Curie’s announcement of a new element – radium. Associate Curator of Chemistry Rupert Cole explores the Curies’ discovery and its legacy.

The ill-fated UK hunt for Martian life that was to begin on Christmas Day 15 years ago has since grown hugely in significance, reports Roger Highfield.