Events

Sproting Futures

Find out about the cutting-edge technology improving elite athletes' training, helping them perform better than ever before. Give the kit a test run and see if it will help future athletes go for gold

 
Surgical Skills

Can new tools and technology train surgeons to carry out trickier operations than ever before? Discover the latest teaching tools that will ensure the next generation of doctors make the cut.

 
Actor playing Alexander Fleming

Come and meet Alexander Fleming, medicine man and hero in the fight against infection.

 
Jones the Bones

Meet Jones the Bones the surgeon and his Skeleton sidekick.

 
Mary Seacole drama character performing

Hear the story of brave nurse and heroine of the Crimean War Mary Seacole.

 
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.

 

Ha ha! No it’s not funny, it’s not a laughing matter! Allow Robert Liston to take you through his strange surgical journey.

 
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.

 
Pregnant man talking to family

Now, thanks to advances in modern medicine, and the Science Museum, you can meet the world’s first pregnant man...

 
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.

 

Ever thought that medical tools could be this gruesome?!

 
 

Watch out! Smallpox is on the way! .

 
Small girl

Warning! Warning! The Science Museum has been invaded by an impostor.

 
Thumbs up boy

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

 

Warning! Warning! The Science Museum has been invaded by an impostor.