At the Museum

Discussing the cosmic mystery of dark matter at the Director’s Annual Dinner.

Celebrating International Museum Day 2017 at the Science Museum.

When Coda to Coda were commissioned to create the soundscape to the Robots exhibition at the Science Museum it seemed like the perfect opportunity to think about the relationship between music and machines. Back to basics… Much of what we think of as ‘musical’ nowadays is the result of the feedback between musicians and instrument makers. To take an obvious example, the piano is an embodiment of both a mathematical and physical solution to the concept of musical harmony. Without […]

Take a look at the story behind The Last Supper

Recent visitors to the Science Museum may have spied the updated ‘Planet Science’ display in our Exploring Space gallery. Space Curator Doug Millard explores the story behind ‘Planet Science’ below. It’s hard to believe that we didn’t know what the surface of Mars looked like until 1964. That was the year NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past the planet and returned the first images. And for many it was a big disappointment; no rivers or oceans; no vegetation; no indications […]

A new lease of life for our shipping models in Voyages

Today marks sixty-six years since the opening of the Festival of Britain. Chemistry Curator Sophie Waring looks at how it brought science and art together in the post-war era

Introducing ‘Tomorrow’s World’, reimagined for the 21st century

More than 10,000 people gathered outside the Science Museum on Saturday to join a global celebration of science.

Volunteer Coordinator Caroline Chestnutt introduces the Companion Cat

Isabelle Alaya explains how to become a chocolate chemist.

Pippa Hough introduces us to some of the stars of Robots Revealed