Whichever way you choose to support us, you’ll be inspiring futures. You can help more people celebrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics and understand their impact on our lives ...

Even when the museum is closed, our collection—and the inspirational stories it contains—remains open to you online. Take a look at the Museum as captured by Google Streetview in 2016, including a ...

Experience life on the International Space Station as you journey into orbit around our home planet. Recommended for KS2 upwards (ages 7+). See fantastic images of the Earth from the International ...

The museum is open daily, 10.00–18.00 (last entry 17.15). During school holidays the museum is open Monday–Sunday, 10.00–18.00 (last entry 17.15). Galleries start to close 30 minutes before the museum ...

Bookings are open for group visits up to 31 August 2026. Formal education groups, home educators, youth and adult groups, as well as community organisations and tour operators can check availability, ...

Every donation to the Science Museum is gratefully received. Your generosity is vitally important to our continued success, benefiting the Museum and rewarding you in the process. Gift Aid is a UK ...

Before antibiotics, a relatively minor infection could prove incurable or even deadly. Everything from paper cuts to childbirth had the potential to kill through bacterial infection. The accidental ...

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 ...

The first significant UK exhibition to be presented on the subject of carbon capture and storage, Our Future Planet will open on 19 May 2021 when the Science Museum re-opens its doors and will remain ...

Climate change is a reality in all our lives—but some places and people are already more severely and directly affected by it than others. The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions on our earth ...

Powerful permanent magnets can play a crucial role in modern technology but magnets have fascinated people and had many uses throughout history. Dan Reardon is an Australian astrophysicist: he ...