Galleries and exhibitions
Who am I?
Find out what makes you you in this gallery that mixes intriguing objects with interactive exhibits.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Atmosphere: exploring climate science
Step into a whole new world and explore the science of our changing climate...
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
History of Agriculture
Learn about farming through the seasons and how mechanical power replaced animal power in the history of agriculture.
- Age 7 - 11
Antenna
Science news from every angle – from headline grabbing gadgets to hot topics.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Challenge of Materials
Explore the wonderful world of materials - how they are made, how they are used and how we get rid of them.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Computing
A historical look at the development of computers through to the mid-70s.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Cosmos and Culture: how astronomy has shaped our world
Explore how astronomy has changed the way we see our universe - and ourselves.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Energy - fuelling the future
Discover the importance of energy and how we might fuel our future in this hands-on gallery.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 14 - 16
Energy Hall
Traces the story of how steam power lead Britain to become the first industrial nation.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Flight
See the development of aviation from its tentative beginnings to the modern era of mass air travel.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Glimpses of Medical History
Full-sized reconstructions depicting scenes from medicine across time and different cultures.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 14 - 16
Health Matters
How science and technology has transformed medicine in the 20th century.
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
In Future
Interactive games in which you decide whether new technological developments - such as space tourism and male pregnancy - should go ahead.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Launchpad
Hands-on, minds-on gallery where students explore science through interactive exhibits.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
Making the Modern World
Significant objects representing ground-breaking developments in science, technology and medicine from 1750 to 2000.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Mathematics
Mathematical instruments and models from the seventeenth century to the present day.
- Age 16+
Pain Less: the future of relief
Pain Less, in the Antenna – Science News gallery, investigates the future of pain relief through personal stories, scientific discovery, objects, films...
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Pattern Pod
Hands-on gallery for under 8s exploring patterns in the world around us.
- Age 3 - 5
- Age 5 - 7
Psychology: Mind Your Head
Small exhibition exploring some of the stories, tools and puzzles that have engaged British psychologists during the twentieth century.
- Age 16+
The Science and Art of Medicine
More than 5000 objects from around the world illustrating the history of medicine.
- Age 14 - 16
Secret Life of the Home
Domestic appliances from across time that are great for exploring many aspects of science, design and technology in our lives.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Exploring Space
Trace the story of the space rocket and find out how we are probing the Solar System and beyond.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
The Garden
Hands-on gallery for under 6s featuring zones about building, water, light and sound.
- Age 3 - 5
- Age 5 - 7
Codebreaker – Alan Turing's life and legacy
Special exhibition celebrating the work and legacy of Alan Turing, mathematician, pioneer of modern computing and Enigma codebreaker.
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
James Watt and our World
Step inside James Watt’s extraordinary workshop to discover more about the first hero of Britain’s Industrial Revolution.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
- Age 16+
Web Lab
Interactive exhibits that explore how the internet works. Until Thursday 20 June 2013.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
