Key Stage 3: Industrial Revolution
Object-rich galleries
Watch the video on Babbage's ingenious machine, or learn about the mathematical instruments used before the invention of computers.
The ingenious use of steam to generate power helped Britain become the world’s first industrial nation.
The Mathematics Gallery exhibits mathematical instruments and models from the seventeenth century to present day.
This history of the telegraph, telephone and radio is illustrated with many original objects and hands-on displays.
Marvel at the elegance and ingenuity of timekeeping instruments in this rich collection of more than 500 timepieces.
Special exhibitions
What happens when you take an object from one museum and ask experts from another to write its story? First Time Out, a new series of exhibits, is putting hidden treasures from five London museums on display for the first time.
