Events
Explore a wintry world of glaciers and volcanoes.
3, 2, 1... blast off!
A new show featuring ‘Centrally Heated Knickers’ – a collection of poems about science written and performed by children’s poet Michael Rosen.
Meet Jones the Bones the surgeon and his Skeleton sidekick.
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.
A “Woman’s work is never done!”. Come and see Florrie the Edwardian Maid as she goes about her daily chores
Join the one-and-only Albert Einstein for a mystery mind tour of the science behind time, space and the weighty issue of gravity.
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.
Hear the story of Yuri Gagarin, the first human into space.
Can you feel your heartbeat?
Put yourself in their shells. Sign up for a Cockroach Tour of the Science Museum and get a quirky and inquisitive take on the human race.
Science Museum Live presents the world premiere of The Energy Show: explosive family theatre for curious minds.
Collide with the world famous Yuri Gagarin as he unravels what it was like to be the first human in space.
Come along and build your own SM:Art Machine - a little bot that will create a doodling masterpiece.
Find out more about the exciting principles of science in these interactive, Explainer led Science Shows.
Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo.
Hold onto your hats and get ready for adventure as Bob the mechanic tells you his amazing cloud-busting tales of magnificent men and women and their flying machines.
Find out more about the exciting principles of science in these interactive, Explainer-led demonstrations. Find out more about the world of Sound, Light, Bubbles or Materials.