Tim Boon reflects on the work of Frank Sherwood Taylor, Director of the Science Museum in the 1950s.
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The key to scientific innovation was the talking point of the most stellar event in the museum’s calendar, the annual dinner, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.
From galaxy to grotto, ecology to elves, molecules to mistletoe, our online shop is packed full of out-of-this-world gifts to help spread Christmas cheer.
Go behind the scenes with the conservation team who are busy treating objects within the collection.
Our Director Sir Ian Blatchford shares his thoughts on sustainability and the Science Museum Group.
Sixty years on, Art Curator Katy Barrett reflects on the ‘Two cultures’ lecture and a new acquisition that challenges the ideas it presented.
From tampons to Mooncups, pads to period pants, our team has identified modern menstrual products to add to the collection.
Assistant Curator Abbie MacKinnon gives us a taste of the food Tim Peake ate on the International Space Station.
250 years ago, on 5 January 1769, one of the UK’s most significant patents was granted. Curator Ben Russell takes up the story.
As 2018 draws to a close, we share a few fascinating objects which joined the collection this year.