Strange Surfaces

This story looks at striking and significant mathematical surface models from the 19th century, together with interesting and attractive models being made today.

Railway posters

The period between the fourmation of the "big four" railway companies in 1923 and nationalisation in 1947 was a golden age of graphic design. This exhiblet celebrates the art of the Southern Railway's publicity department.

Listening Post

Listening Post

Listening Post is a ‘dynamic portrait’ of online communication, displaying uncensored fragments of text, sampled in real-time, from public internet chatrooms and bulletin boards.

Who Am I?

This fascinating exhibition explores the science of you. See how new discoveries in genetics, brain science and psychology are helping us learn more about ourselves. How similar and different are you from other people and from other animals?

Talking Points

Three of the Talking points exhibits are by contemporary artists. Situated on the Ground Floor of the Wellcome Wing.

Energy - fuelling the future

Energy: fuelling the future

Will your ideas today change the world tomorrow? Discover the importance of energy in this fascinating gallery.