Celebrating International Museum Day 2017 at the Science Museum.
When Coda to Coda were commissioned to create the soundscape to the Robots exhibition at the Science Museum it seemed like the perfect opportunity to think about the relationship between music and machines. Back to basics… Much of what we think of as ‘musical’ nowadays is the result of the feedback between musicians and instrument makers. To take an obvious example, the piano is an embodiment of both a mathematical and physical solution to the concept of musical harmony. Without […]
Take a look at the story behind The Last Supper
Thirty-three years since its official opening, Elizabeth Bruton considers how Thames Barrier is an outcome of mathematical modelling.
Recent visitors to the Science Museum may have spied the updated ‘Planet Science’ display in our Exploring Space gallery. Space Curator Doug Millard explores the story behind ‘Planet Science’ below. It’s hard to believe that we didn’t know what the surface of Mars looked like until 1964. That was the year NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past the planet and returned the first images. And for many it was a big disappointment; no rivers or oceans; no vegetation; no indications […]
A new lease of life for our shipping models in Voyages
Today marks sixty-six years since the opening of the Festival of Britain. Chemistry Curator Sophie Waring looks at how it brought science and art together in the post-war era
Introducing ‘Tomorrow’s World’, reimagined for the 21st century
Roger Highfield introduces this year’s European Inventor Award finalists.
More than 10,000 people gathered outside the Science Museum on Saturday to join a global celebration of science.
Volunteer Coordinator Caroline Chestnutt introduces the Companion Cat
Isabelle Alaya explains how to become a chocolate chemist.