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Future of Food, a major new exhibition examining how science can help us find more sustainable ways to grow, produce and eat food, is to open at the Science Museum from 24 July 2025 to 4 January 2026.
Join us for this launch event and hear how colleagues from SMG, the British Library, and the AHRC are envisioning how Open Access will transform museum practices.
Immerse yourself in our hands-on gaming experience, featuring the very best video games and consoles from the past 50 years. Discover how the Palace of Versailles used science to project power in this ...
Today the Science Museum announced Dr Glyn Morgan has been appointed Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum, following a competitive external recruitment process. Morgan will ...
Jackson, one of the UK’s leading experts in human spaceflight, will play a key role in the museum’s space-related public engagement activities while supporting the museum’s curators to acquire new ...
The creation of three impressive new galleries will reimagine the Science Museum’s ground floor, taking a bold approach to telling stories of the science of today, the history of invention, and the ...
A significant new exhibition will unveil the fascinating stories of science at Versailles, exploring how scientific knowledge became widespread, fashionable, and a tool of power to enhance France’s ...
Today a major new gallery examining the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed globally to limit climate change opens at the Science Museum; Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy ...
The Science Museum Group has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Culture for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to increase engagement in science and culture through the creation of a Museums Hub in ...
A major new exhibition featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from The Palace Museum in Beijing and never before displayed together in the UK, opens today at the ...
More than 20 resplendent clockwork treasures collected by Chinese emperors will travel from the Palace Museum in Beijing to be displayed exclusively together in the UK for the first time; Zimingzhong ...
Family-favourite, Turn It Up: The power of music opens today at the Science Museum, ahead of October half term; This dynamic exhibition is full of intriguing objects, musical commissions and ...