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.
Interpretation Developer Emma Ellis explores the life of trailblazer Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to receive a pilot’s licence.
Newly suspended from the ceiling of the Making the Modern World gallery in the Science Museum is Spirit of Innovation, the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. Former Assistant Curator Laura Büllesbach reveals insights into its ground-breaking design, the technological boundaries it pushes and what the aircraft might mean for the future of sustainable aviation.
On this day in 1930, Amy Johnson set off on a journey to secure her place in history as the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
Follow this transport trail and go on a journey of exploration and discovery around the Science Museum.