Blind Veterans UK archivist, Rob Baker, describes the significance of the Braille watch
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.
A new summer exhibition at the Science Museum explores the Big Data revolution.
Discover the story of the Andropatch in our Wonderful Things blog series.
Vanessa Applebaum reveals how we conserve and care for objects before they go on display in the Museum.
We recently surprised our visitors with an impromptu performance of parts of Holst’s Planets by a 90-piece orchestra.
Curator Ben Russell reveals the remarkable story of Eric, the UK’s first robot
Curator Stewart Emmens reveals some of the stories from our Wounded exhibition.
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 […]
Science Museum Group Director Ian Blatchford spoke of his sadness following the news that Architect Dame Zaha Hadid has died aged 65
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?
We are building a better museum. Bradford is one of the most remarkable cities in Britain and the National Media Museum is an important part of its bright future.
Astronauts can grow up to 7cm as their spines lengthen in the weightlessness of space. The SkinSuit aims to counteract this by squeezing the body from the shoulders to the feet.