Events

Come and have a go with the latest technology that could one day turn your house into a hi-tech personal factory.

 

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

 
Actor playing Bazalgette

Can you imagine the terrible stink in the days when the River Thames was practically an open sewer?

 
Michael Faraday

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

 
Bogbean talking to children during 'Orchard Days'

A magical character, Bogbean, tells stories about materials and how scientists have taken inspiration from nature to create new materials.

 
Thomas Crapper experiments with a bit of plumbing

Come along and discover the world of toilets and find out where your poo goes when you pull the chain with Thomas Crapper.

 

Come along to this fun family interactive gallery tour! Uncover some of science’s Black American inventors whose bright ideas and burning ambition have helped to shape our lives today.

 
 
Brad, Jon & Dan
 
Thumbs up boy

Galleries, games, demo's and daring stunts! All this and more, in this interactive family show!

 
Short Circuit
 

Jolly up your jumper with a hand-made sparkly snowflake badge!

 
Energy

Choo! Choo! Next stop America.

 

Come along and discover toys from different cultures and make your very own mini moving machine.