Recently we opened our doors to the friends and family of those taking part in our Building Bridges project. Anna Fisher describes what happened next.
How do you move an 800kg Facebook server into the Museum? Content Developer Sheldon Paquin explains more.
Discover how our data is being collected and used and how it’s making huge changes in the way we live our lives in our new exhibition.
The Science Museum has helped inspire a new game about superbugs. Roger Highfield explains more.
By Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group. I have recently received feedback from a campaign group about the welcome reception for this year’s Farnborough International Airshow taking place at the Science Museum. Given the strong views some people have about this booking, I wanted to provide some context about the museum’s commercial activities. As Director, I have a responsibility to balance financial sustainability, during a period when Government funding has been reduced, with achieving our goal to be […]
Roger Highfield reflects on a new TV series by Prof Brian Cox, Forces of Nature.
Natasha Little of the Royal Society of Biology discusses the work of DNA data pioneer, Sir Alec Jeffreys
Professor Danielle George blogs on starting a robotic revolution with a crowd-sourced robot orchestra.
Sue Freeth, CEO of Combat Stress reflects on the psychological impact of WWI and draws parallels with treatment provided to soldiers today.
Of the many emotive objects in our Wounded exhibition none have the power to move more than this series of pastel sketches of young Allied soldiers.
Roger Highfield reflects on a Cheltenham Science Festival discussion about a new direction for the interactions between art and science directions
To mark the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, leading figures discussed Mary Shelley’s extraordinary story reports Roger Highfield