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Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open!
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Celebrating the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects, be one of the first to experience this new gallery.
Entry included with your free museum admission ticket – book now: https://bit.ly/4mIEaP7
Ten years ago today, on 15 December 2015, British Astronaut Tim Peake launched into space. To celebrate, we invited Tim to climb back inside his spacecraft at the Science Museum..
Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3MAvMVq
Visit our new Space gallery to see the spacecraft in person.
Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3MAvMVq
Visit our new Space gallery to see the spacecraft in person.
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ten years ago today, on 15 December 2015, British Astronaut Tim Peake launched into space. To celebrate, we invited Tim to climb back inside his spacecraft at the Science Museum..
Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3MAvMVq
Visit our new Space gallery to see the spacecraft in person.
Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3MAvMVq
Visit our new Space gallery to see the spacecraft in person.
Give the most unique gift this Christmas 🎁
For only £3 a month, you can adopt an iconic Science Museum object for a loved one, including a 140-year-old bicycle and a toilet from 1870.
Get started: https://bit.ly/4rMSCZO
For only £3 a month, you can adopt an iconic Science Museum object for a loved one, including a 140-year-old bicycle and a toilet from 1870.
Get started: https://bit.ly/4rMSCZO
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Give the most unique gift this Christmas 🎁
For only £3 a month, you can adopt an iconic Science Museum object for a loved one, including a 140-year-old bicycle and a toilet from 1870.
Get started: https://bit.ly/4rMSCZO
For only £3 a month, you can adopt an iconic Science Museum object for a loved one, including a 140-year-old bicycle and a toilet from 1870.
Get started: https://bit.ly/4rMSCZO
Still looking for Christmas present inspiration? 🎁
We’re keeping the museum open until late on Friday 12 December for an evening of special seasonal shopping and fun festive activities. With plenty of out-of-this-world gifts, you can find a unique item to gift your loved ones this season.
We’re keeping the museum open until late on Friday 12 December for an evening of special seasonal shopping and fun festive activities. With plenty of out-of-this-world gifts, you can find a unique item to gift your loved ones this season.
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Still looking for Christmas present inspiration? 🎁
We’re keeping the museum open until late on Friday 12 December for an evening of special seasonal shopping and fun festive activities. With plenty of out-of-this-world gifts, you can find a unique item to gift your loved ones this season.
We’re keeping the museum open until late on Friday 12 December for an evening of special seasonal shopping and fun festive activities. With plenty of out-of-this-world gifts, you can find a unique item to gift your loved ones this season.
What do McLaren and the Concorde have in common? 🏎️✈️
The 2025 double-winning F1 team was also the first to put carbon fibre into race-car structures back in the ’60s, thanks to engineers who came straight from working on the supersonic plane.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/48pTlbR
The 2025 double-winning F1 team was also the first to put carbon fibre into race-car structures back in the ’60s, thanks to engineers who came straight from working on the supersonic plane.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/48pTlbR
December 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What do McLaren and the Concorde have in common? 🏎️✈️
The 2025 double-winning F1 team was also the first to put carbon fibre into race-car structures back in the ’60s, thanks to engineers who came straight from working on the supersonic plane.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/48pTlbR
The 2025 double-winning F1 team was also the first to put carbon fibre into race-car structures back in the ’60s, thanks to engineers who came straight from working on the supersonic plane.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/48pTlbR
The countdown is on!
Only 7 days left to join Astronaut Tim Peake at the Science Museum for a day of fun activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station.
Get your free admission tickets: https://bit.ly/4iLCl3p
Only 7 days left to join Astronaut Tim Peake at the Science Museum for a day of fun activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station.
Get your free admission tickets: https://bit.ly/4iLCl3p
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The countdown is on!
Only 7 days left to join Astronaut Tim Peake at the Science Museum for a day of fun activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station.
Get your free admission tickets: https://bit.ly/4iLCl3p
Only 7 days left to join Astronaut Tim Peake at the Science Museum for a day of fun activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station.
Get your free admission tickets: https://bit.ly/4iLCl3p
Give your loved ones inspiring gifts this season 🎁
With various unique options including classic museum sleepovers and adopting one of our iconic objects for as little as £3 a month, you can give your loved ones unforgettable memories this Christmas.
Grab your gifts now: https://bit.ly/4pJv2vo
With various unique options including classic museum sleepovers and adopting one of our iconic objects for as little as £3 a month, you can give your loved ones unforgettable memories this Christmas.
Grab your gifts now: https://bit.ly/4pJv2vo
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Give your loved ones inspiring gifts this season 🎁
With various unique options including classic museum sleepovers and adopting one of our iconic objects for as little as £3 a month, you can give your loved ones unforgettable memories this Christmas.
Grab your gifts now: https://bit.ly/4pJv2vo
With various unique options including classic museum sleepovers and adopting one of our iconic objects for as little as £3 a month, you can give your loved ones unforgettable memories this Christmas.
Grab your gifts now: https://bit.ly/4pJv2vo
Scientists in the UK have taken the first real stride towards writing human genomes from scratch – which could vastly expand the scope of biology and medicine. Science Director @rogerhighfield.bsky.social reports on this landmark step: https://bit.ly/4pmoWRZ
How to Build A Synthetic Human Chromosome - Science Museum Blog
Roger Highfield, Science Director, describes the first real stride toward writing human genomes from scratch.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Scientists in the UK have taken the first real stride towards writing human genomes from scratch – which could vastly expand the scope of biology and medicine. Science Director @rogerhighfield.bsky.social reports on this landmark step: https://bit.ly/4pmoWRZ
Announcing our new photography exhibition, Water Pantanal Fire.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Announcing our new photography exhibition, Water Pantanal Fire.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
Join us for an evening of festivities at the Science Museum 🎄
We’re keeping the museum open late on Friday 12 December for our Christmas Late event with seasonal dishes to choose from in our cafes, unique Christmas presents in our shops and spectacular experiments at The Space Show waiting for you.
We’re keeping the museum open late on Friday 12 December for our Christmas Late event with seasonal dishes to choose from in our cafes, unique Christmas presents in our shops and spectacular experiments at The Space Show waiting for you.
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Join us for an evening of festivities at the Science Museum 🎄
We’re keeping the museum open late on Friday 12 December for our Christmas Late event with seasonal dishes to choose from in our cafes, unique Christmas presents in our shops and spectacular experiments at The Space Show waiting for you.
We’re keeping the museum open late on Friday 12 December for our Christmas Late event with seasonal dishes to choose from in our cafes, unique Christmas presents in our shops and spectacular experiments at The Space Show waiting for you.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re celebrating our amazing community of supporters and the many ways you #GiveYourWay. Thank you for helping us spark curiosity, preserve scientific stories and inspire future innovators.
To learn more about how you can support us, click here: https://bit.ly/49QVLBr
To learn more about how you can support us, click here: https://bit.ly/49QVLBr
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we’re celebrating our amazing community of supporters and the many ways you #GiveYourWay. Thank you for helping us spark curiosity, preserve scientific stories and inspire future innovators.
To learn more about how you can support us, click here: https://bit.ly/49QVLBr
To learn more about how you can support us, click here: https://bit.ly/49QVLBr
How old is our universe?
Science Director at the Science Museum, Roger Highfield and Principal Investigator of the WMAP Mission Charles Bennett explore how Stephen Hawking’s beach ball holds the key to understanding the origin of the cosmos.
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://bit.ly/49EIOe1
Science Director at the Science Museum, Roger Highfield and Principal Investigator of the WMAP Mission Charles Bennett explore how Stephen Hawking’s beach ball holds the key to understanding the origin of the cosmos.
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://bit.ly/49EIOe1
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How old is our universe?
Science Director at the Science Museum, Roger Highfield and Principal Investigator of the WMAP Mission Charles Bennett explore how Stephen Hawking’s beach ball holds the key to understanding the origin of the cosmos.
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://bit.ly/49EIOe1
Science Director at the Science Museum, Roger Highfield and Principal Investigator of the WMAP Mission Charles Bennett explore how Stephen Hawking’s beach ball holds the key to understanding the origin of the cosmos.
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://bit.ly/49EIOe1
Following compromises that satisfied few at COP30 in Brazil, Science Director @rogerhighfield reports on a climate summit that made little progress in a new blog post: https://bit.ly/48gyzKx
Belém Compromise: COP30 fudge satisfies few - Science Museum Group Blog
The climate-jamboree leaves the Amazon after much process but little progress, reports Science Director Roger Highfield
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following compromises that satisfied few at COP30 in Brazil, Science Director @rogerhighfield reports on a climate summit that made little progress in a new blog post: https://bit.ly/48gyzKx
Following a visit to the National Quantum Computing Centre, Science Director @RogerHighfield looks into how lasers and atoms could change the future of computation.
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following a visit to the National Quantum Computing Centre, Science Director @RogerHighfield looks into how lasers and atoms could change the future of computation.
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Find out more on our blog: https://bit.ly/47tDYi7
Discover a universe of free experiences coming up at the museum, including a whole day of celebrations to mark 10 years since astronaut Tim Peake's mission to space 🚀
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Discover a universe of free experiences coming up at the museum, including a whole day of celebrations to mark 10 years since astronaut Tim Peake's mission to space 🚀
To mark #WorldStrokeDay, our latest blog explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed, including the first prototype of the MRI body scanner on display in the museum: bit.ly/48U7ChE
Marking World Stroke Day - Science Museum Blog
To mark World Stroke Day, Assistant Curator Alana Surowiec explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed and reflects...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
To mark #WorldStrokeDay, our latest blog explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed, including the first prototype of the MRI body scanner on display in the museum: bit.ly/48U7ChE
Something strange is stirring at the Science Museum…
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Something strange is stirring at the Science Museum…
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Join us for Halloween Lates and watch our galleries come alive after hours.
Book your free tickets: https://bit.ly/3Wic8z6
Ever wanted to take a journey around the weird and wonderful planets and moons that make up our Solar System?
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ever wanted to take a journey around the weird and wonderful planets and moons that make up our Solar System?
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
Celebrate World Space Week with a read of our story about the Sun, the planets orbiting our star, and more – told through extraordinary space objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
🌟One is super bright, and one is the darkest dark…
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌟One is super bright, and one is the darkest dark…
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
🕳️Today we’re asking our Explainers: would you rather visit a supernova or a black hole?
🚀Which celestial phenomena would you rather explore?
Share with us below and see what’s on at the museum during World Space Week: https://bit.ly/3WuYIQc
Have you ever wondered what it feels like floating around space? 🚀
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Have you ever wondered what it feels like floating around space? 🚀
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
Come and meet the crew on board of the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet, screening in our IMAX cinema, to witness and explore our Earth and beyond.
Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/472D4YF
We're thrilled to have received the largest international donation in our history - an unprecedented eight-figure gift from the Serum Institute of India - to support the creation of Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery, which will open in 2028.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're thrilled to have received the largest international donation in our history - an unprecedented eight-figure gift from the Serum Institute of India - to support the creation of Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery, which will open in 2028.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KGQB0f
World Space Week 2025 has landed 🌑
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
October 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
World Space Week 2025 has landed 🌑
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
Celebrate the largest annual space event with us and enjoy a galaxy of experiences from 4-10 October at the museum and online.
Ready for lift-off? Check out everything that's on and book your free ticket here.
https://bit.ly/4nvmc3v
We were sad to hear of the death of conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, whose work changed how we see ourselves and animals in the natural world.
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We were sad to hear of the death of conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, whose work changed how we see ourselves and animals in the natural world.
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
Read more about Dr Goodall's life and work in this blog post: https://bit.ly/48JvzrO
How about a trip to space this weekend?
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How about a trip to space this weekend?
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
Our new gallery full of star objects and stellar stories is now open and it’s completely free to visit. Head towards our IMAX: The Ronson Theatre in the museum’s West Hall to see it for yourself.
Book a free museum ticket now: https://bit.ly/3VwvdNA
🎬 Only 1 week to go until our IMAX 70mm film season kicks off!
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🎬 Only 1 week to go until our IMAX 70mm film season kicks off!
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
From The Dark Knight trilogy to Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as intended.
To celebrate our Space gallery now being open at the Science Museum, we’ve delved into our space collection to find extraordinary objects.
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
To celebrate our Space gallery now being open at the Science Museum, we’ve delved into our space collection to find extraordinary objects.
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ
Watch our new video to discover how this Beach ball found on Stephen Hawking’s desk can help us understand the nature of the cosmos: https://bit.ly/4nfYTKZ