John Stack explores the Science Museum Group’s new Digital Strategy, which will transform how visitors experience our museums.
Meet the staff members that make the Museum so unique and get the insider scoop on upcoming exhibitions, research projects and new objects.
Last year we invited Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince (and their puppet counterparts) into the Museum to film a brand new 6 episode mini series, The Quest For Wonder.
Emilie Brotherhood reports on the latest in our series of Live Science research residencies. Look at this picture – how old are the people sitting at the table? Did you look at the children’s faces? You might have noticed the girl’s boots raised off the floor. The faces and the boots are the biggest clues to the children’s age. From these clues, you would see that they are young. On the other hand, if we asked you to tell us […]
Many of the everyday items we use all the time can now contain nanoparticles. So what are they doing in our sunscreen, clothes or food packaging?
Looking ahead is important, so this month we’re asking ourselves: what will the world be like in 2050?
Today, one of the largest solar farms in the UK opened. Matt Moore, Head of the SMG Wroughton Site explains more. Built at a former RAF airfield now owned by the Science Museum Group (SMG), the 88 acres of photovoltaic (PV) arrays will generate close to 50 GWh of energy each year. This is enough energy to power 15,400 homes, and is over three times the annual energy usage of our Museums in the SMG. Who is building and operating the solar farm? […]
The Science Museum had an exciting visit by Russian Cosmonaut Aleksandr Lazutkin on 13 November 2015. Lazutkin © Science Museum Aleksandr Lazutkin was a flight engineer on the 1997 Soyuz TM-25 mission to the Mir space station, where he spent a total of 184 days. During his time on Mir he experienced a power cut, a collision and a fire on the station. He was joined by space law and colonisation expert Dr Jill Stuart and philosopher Professor Angie Hobbs. They […]
Today (7 March 2016) we celebrate the 90th birthday of Dame Margaret Weston, who worked at the Museum for many years and was its director from 1973-86.
Dr Buzz Aldrin discussed Apollo, ‘space selfies’ and how to colonise Mars in a recent Science Museum event.
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón discussed his space thriller Gravity in a recent event at the Museum.
Jim Bennett uncovers the story of three mechanical models based on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings.
A statement from Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group.