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.
From iconic galleries like Exploring Space to award-winning newer additions to the museum like Mathematics: The Winton Gallery our galleries make the museum an inspiring place to explore. We also open temporary exhibitions throughout the year covering a range of topics from science and technology to history and photography.
By Dame Steve Shirley and Prof. Dr Larissa Suzuki
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
Recent figures indicate that in the UK only 16.5% of engineers are women*. In a profession where female engineers are so underrepresented, we caught up with two generations of software engineers who discuss their own experiences this #INWED24.
This year’s CF Week (17 to 23 June) is extra special for Cystic Fibrosis Trust, who are celebrating their 60th anniversary. To mark the week, curator Selina Hurley shares more about Sammie, who’s story we feature in the Medicine galleries.
After 29 years of delighting visitors with objects ranging from ancient Roman keys and flushing toilets to fridges and the video game ‘Pong’, the gallery will permanently close on 2 June.
Recently the Science Museum celebrated its one millionth visitor to Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery. The student was part of class from a London school, who was taking part in one of the gallery’s free Meet an Employee workshops.
This week the Science Museum opened a stunning new gallery exploring what is probably the most important question of our age: how can the world limit dangerous climate change by transitioning away from fossil fuels in meeting global energy needs? Fossil fuels still meet around 80% of the world’s energy needs. That is why the rapid but carefully managed shift to a low-carbon economy based largely on renewable energy can fairly be described as an Energy Revolution. It’s how our […]
On Tuesday 26 March the Science Museum opened Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery, a major free gallery examining the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed to limit climate change.
By Jane Sutton
Wind turbine pioneers announced as winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Engineers from far and wide gathered in the Science Museum on 6 February for the announcement of the 2024 winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Jane Sutton reveals more about the 2024 Laureates and their engineering innovations.
A new exhibition featuring glorious clockwork treasures beloved by Chinese emperors is now open at the Science Museum.
On Tuesday 7 November we revealed a large-scale virtual model of a human heart in the Engineers gallery.
To mark the upcoming opening of our new exhibition Turn It Up: The power of music on 19 October, we asked people to submit the songs that make them smile for World Smile Day on 6 October.
Congratulations to more than 100 technicians who have collectively been awarded The Royal Society Hauksbee 2023 award.