Curator Richard Dunn takes a closer look at a sea clock on display in Versailles: Science and Splendour, and explores French contributions to the development and use of a game-changing navigational innovation.
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.
The most famous watch in the world, Breguet’s No. 160 which was made for Marie Antoinette, is to go on display in the Versailles: Science and Splendour exhibition. Keeper of Science Jane Desborough reveals the story behind this exceptional timepiece.
Associate Curator Matthew Howles reveals the stories behind our latest exhibition, Versailles: Science and Splendour, which opens from 12 December 2024.
In August, over 100 Environment Agency experts volunteered their time to deliver free hands-on careers sessions with young visitors in Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery. Chief Scientist at the Environment Agency, Dr Robert Bradburne, reflects on the activities and the positive impact an environmental career could have on the next generation.
To celebrate Information Age’s tenth anniversary, Curator of Computing and Communications, Rachel Boon, shares stories featured on the gallery along with developments over the last decade which shape how we use these technologies today.
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.
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.