John Stack explores the Science Museum Group’s new Digital Strategy, which will transform how visitors experience our museums.
Curator Stewart Emmens reveals some of the stories from our Wounded exhibition.
Last year we invited Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince (and their puppet counterparts) into the Museum to film a brand new 6 episode mini series, The Quest For Wonder.
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 […]
It’s been a record year for visitors across the Science Museum Group. Director Ian Blatchford explains more
The improbable story of Srinivasa Ramanujan is one of the most inspirational in all of mathematics.
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?
Looking ahead is important, so this month we’re asking ourselves: what will the world be like in 2050?
Today, one of the largest solar farms in the UK opened. Matt Moore, Head of the SMG Wroughton Site explains more. Built at a former RAF airfield now owned by the Science Museum Group (SMG), the 183 acres of photovoltaic (PV) arrays will generate close to 50 GWh of energy each year. This is enough energy to power 15,400 homes, and is over three times the annual energy usage of our Museums in the SMG. Who is building and operating the solar […]
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.
The Science Museum had an exciting visit by Russian Cosmonaut Aleksandr Lazutkin on 13 November 2015. Lazutkin © Science Museum Aleksandr Lazutkin was a flight engineer on the 1997 Soyuz TM-25 mission to the Mir space station, where he spent a total of 184 days. During his time on Mir he experienced a power cut, a collision and a fire on the station. He was joined by space law and colonisation expert Dr Jill Stuart and philosopher Professor Angie Hobbs. They […]