Meet the staff members that make the Museum so unique and get the insider scoop on upcoming exhibitions, research projects and new objects.
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.
Cosmologist Lisa Randall discusses everything from dark matter to the dinosaurs with Roger Highfield.
Tis the season to be snowy… So the Families and Accessible Programmes Team is wrapping up the year with a host of fun-filled festive activities for the Christmas holidays.
Celebrating Tim Peake’s mission into space at the Science Museum with 11,000 visitors, 72 events, four cosmonauts and two live broadcasts
We asked six of our enthusiastic Cosmonauts exhibition volunteers to share their experiences so far.
Discover more about What’s Your Angle?, a festival at the Museum celebrating maths and challenging its stereotypes.
To celebrate a century of Einstein’s famous theory, we explore the past, present and future of general relativity.