Science Museum Centenary: celebrating 100 years of science

The Science Museum, London, will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary on 26 June 2009 and has announced a centenary programme to take the renowned institution into the future.

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Check back later today to vote for your Icon on the Centenary website!

To commemorate the date the Museum was founded on 26 June 1909, the Science Museum will be:

  • Hosting a 3-day public birthday party (26-28 June) full of special science shows, performances and events.
  • Unveiling a new ‘Centenary Journey’ trail.
  • Refurbishing two major galleries – Who am I? & Antenna Future.
  • Opening a new exhibition – Cosmos & Culture.
  • Presenting an evening premiere of a new live arrangement of Brian Eno's 1983 album ‘Apollo’ on 20 & 21 July.
  • Launching a £1 million public fundraising appeal.
  • Commemorating other anniversaries including the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings.

The Centenary Journey will take in several museum ‘icons’ selected by Science Museum curators as ten of the most seminal objects from the past centuries of science, engineering, technology and medicine. The public will then be invited to vote over the summer for the object they believe has had the greatest impact our future. The winner will be announced in October 2009.