Galleries
Object-rich Galleries
This unique, breathtaking gallery chronologically presents 150 of the most significant items from the Science Museum's collections from 1750 to 2000. Nowhere else in the world will you be able to see a display that shows so vividly the development of the modern industrial world.
The ingenious use of steam to generate power helped Britain become the world’s first industrial nation. The steam engines in this gallery range from the earliest type used to the turbines that still generate power today.
Trace the story of the space rocket. Learn about the satellites orbiting Earth. Find out how we are probing the rest of the Solar System and beyond. In this gallery you too will be exploring space.
- Agriculture
- Challenge of Materials
- Computing
- Docks and Diving
- Flight
- Glimpses of Medical History
- Health Matters
- Marine Engineering
- Mathematics
- Psychology: Mind Your Head
- The Science and Art of Medicine
- Science in the 18th Century
- The Secret Life of the Home
- Shipping
- Talking Points
- Telecommunications
Hands-on Galleries
Will your ideas today change the world tomorrow? Discover the importance of energy in this fascinating gallery.
Launchpad - the Science Museum's most popular gallery - has been relocated and reinvented. Explore science and technology first-hand with 50 hands-on exhibits and shows. See yourself on the heat camera or listen to your voice echo down a 30 metre tube.