Events

Jones the Bones

Meet Jones the Bones the surgeon and his Skeleton sidekick.

 

Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo.

 
Actor playing Gene Cernan in the Science Museum's Space Gallery

Find out about living and working in space with our costumed character portraying Gene Cernan, NASA astronaut and last man on the Moon.

 
Flights of fancy

Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for take off! On this interactive tour you will discover some of the secrets of our Flight gallery.

 
Bogbean talking to children during 'Orchard Days'

Our engaging Orchard Days costumed character takes your pupils on a magical journey to find out about materials.

 

Join us on a journey of a lifetime - the lifetime of a star. From stellar nurseries to glittering galaxies.

 

A “Woman’s work is never done!”. Come and see Florrie the Edwardian Maid as she goes about her daily chores

 
Animals in front of a hot air balloon

Join us on this high flying adventure through the clouds in this fun interactive storytelling suitable for under sevens and their families.

 
Jones the Bones

Our costumed character portraying a wacky doctor explores the wonders of the human body with the help of his sidekick, Jones the Bones.

 

Find out more about the exciting principles of science in these interactive, Explainer led Science Shows.

 
Explainer with bubbles

This show features bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this way, that way, and all over the place… with a little help from the audience!

 
Water bottle

Encounter Nancy the Waterseller as she tells you her story of why she has to sell water to the people of London during the early 1900s.

 
Explainer with bubbles

This show features bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this way, that way, and all over the place… with a little help from the audience!

 
Amy Johnson drama character performing for a school group

In 1930 flying sensation Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Find out about her life and see the actual plane she used to make her epic flight.

 
Actor playing Gene Cernan in the Science Museum's Space Gallery

Hear the story of Yuri Gagarin, the first human into space.

 

Hop on board for this storytelling adventure and discover all about the life of Elijah McCoy.

 
Earth
 
Michael Faraday

Come and meet Michael Faraday and let him tell you all about his cutting-edge electric experiments.

 

Fashion lovers everywhere get ready for the hottest gossip on the catwalk... Mauve is the new black!