The Science Museum

  • Astonishing Science. Spectacular Museum.
    Welcome to the Science Museum
  • Collider
    Step inside the world’s greatest experiment. Book tickets now
  • Only in England
    A major new exhibition of photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr
  • Universal Everything & You
    A new digital installation of two artworks by Universal Everything
  • X&Y
    Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould explore mathematics through theatre. Book tickets now
  • Celebrating a British pioneer
    Alan Turing's life and legacy

Open and free

10.00 to 18.00 (last entry 17.15)
Open every day except 24 to 26 December
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Visiting the Science Museum

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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD

How to get here

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Science News Now

Science News Now

Think, talk, share: get the latest science news from the Antenna team.

Educators

Teacher resources

Teacher resources

Plan your group's next trip to the Science Museum or find engaging activities to use in the classroom.

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Beauty in the making

Beauty in the making

Ideal gifts for the scientifically minded, designed by Inventor in Residence Mark Champkins.

Online

Brought to Life

Brought to Life

The ultimate educational resource: see thousands of intriguing and fascinating objects on our History of Medicine website.

New Update

Collider: step into the world's greatest experiment

Tickets now available to book for this major new exhibition. Opens November 2013

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Support us

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Red Arrows 3D

Red Arrows 3D

Discover the thrill of flying with the RAF Red Arrows

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Cafe

Cafe

All our cafes are designed for families and serve freshly-prepared food, fair trade coffee and organic British milk

Game

Science Museum Wordsearch

Science Museum Wordsearch

If you love words and puzzles, then you will love these!

Discover

Shipping galleries 3D model

Shipping galleries 3D model

Fly through this stunning 3D scan of the shipping galleries, with curator David Rooney as your guide

Gallery

Media Space

Media Space is a new gallery showcasing the National Photography Collection held by the National Media Museum through a series of major exhibitions