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Welcome to the home of human ingenuity. We curate a world-renowned collection & organise exhibitions and events for over 3 million visitors a year.
Exhibition Road, London
Joined August 2008
Our new out-of-this-world gallery, Space, is now open! Celebrating both the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects such as the Sokol Spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, Helen Sharman, and the Apollo 10 module that orbited the
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Follow us as we journey from the entrance all the way through to the museum's West Hall to explore the remarkable objects in our new free Space gallery, including Apollo 10 and Soyuz spacecrafts displayed side-by-side. Book your free tickets now: https://t.co/yPGI7XLpUm
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We were sad to hear of the death of Sir John Gurdon, who died at the age of 92. Sir John was a developmental biologist, Nobel Laureate and Fellow of the Science Museum Group, who won the Nobel prize for discovering that adult cells can be reprogrammed. https://t.co/urSsOubyQp
theguardian.com
Biologist who won the Nobel prize for discovering that adult cells can be reprogrammed
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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
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🌟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? Let us know in the comments below and explore what’s on at the museum during World
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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:
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We're thrilled to have received the largest international donation in our history - an unprecedented eight-figure gift from the @SerumInstIndia - to support the creation of Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery, which will open in 2028 and invite visitors to journey
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🚀Join our explainers as they challenge themselves with some space-themed head scratchers to celebrate World Space Week. 🛰️Today we’re asking: would you rather live on Earth or live on a space station? 🌌Have you ever thought about what it might be like to live in space?
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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://t.co/7yMA8jro7E
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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://t.co/UnY6m8V5L3
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Treat your kids to a night out-of-this-world with Astronights! ⭐️ To celebrate the opening of our new Space gallery, our sleepovers have a space-inspired twist with plenty of engaging activities for a night to remember. Book now for Friday 17 October- book now:
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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:
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We were delighted to take part in a roundtable discussion today with @DWPgovuk and others on this important topic.
"Young people are full of passion and talent and this announcement gives them the opportunity to fulfil that potential” - Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden We're investing £25 million to double Youth Hubs to 200 in England, Wales and Scotland https://t.co/SUi6o5iZ5U
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News | @sciencemuseum launches Space gallery – new permanent exhibition is part of a wider project to rework the ground floor of the London museum Read: https://t.co/lkiEhfutFe
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🎬 Only 1 week to go until our IMAX 70mm film season kicks off! From The Dark Knight trilogy to award-winning Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces return in stunning IMAX 70mm. Elevate your evening plans this autumn and experience these epic films exactly as the
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To celebrate our Space gallery now being open at the Science Museum, we’ve delved into our space collection to find extraordinary objects including… an inflatable Beach ball? Our new YouTube video features this seemingly random object found on Stephen Hawking’s desk that can
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🌌 A new era of space exploration has landed. Step into the @ScienceMuseum's new Space gallery — where Moon rocks, real spacecrafts, and cutting-edge tech come together to tell the story of space like never before 🚀✨ 💫 See Tim Peake’s spacecraft, Helen Sharman’s space
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Our wonderful free new Space gallery opened today and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of space themed activities https://t.co/7uKmrPMJqT
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The new @sciencemuseum Space gallery opens today! It's bursting with UK space technology from history alongside cutting-edge UK innovations. 🚀🛰️ We were lucky enough to have a preview of the gallery - hear from our Director of Launch and ISAM, Matt Archer. 👇
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Did you catch our free new Space gallery on @BBCBreakfast this morning? We celebrate the first space age and the future of space exploration through incredible objects. Don't miss the two remarkable human-flown spacecraft now on display side-by-side for the first time:
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