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Discover award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement

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Discover the remarkable world of codebreaking, ciphers and secret communications in this must-see exhibition.

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A group of children watch an explainer carry out an experiment at the Chemistry Bar in the Science Museum's Wonderlab gallery

Wonderlab: The Equinor Gallery

Interactive gallery

Open daily

Fuel your imagination and immerse yourself in a world of wonder at the most spectacular interactive gallery in the world.

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Detail of model of Firefly class locomotive, 1838

Imagination and Innovation: Lord Browne in Conversation with Sir Ian Blatchford

Event

Monday 20 January 2020

Join Lord Browne, Sir Ian Blatchford and Dr Tilly Blyth for a thought-provoking discussion on whether we can imagine our way, using creativity and innovation, through some of humanity's biggest challenges.

Conoids; two equal circles in parallel planes

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter

Special exhibition

25 September 2019 – 26 January 2020

Discover how the relationship between science and art over the past 250 years has helped to interpret, study and explore the world around us.

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Cats and the Heaviside layer

Blog post

With the film Cats in cinemas, curator Liz Bruton explores its surprising link to Earth's atmosphere.

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Sociable Science

From the drawing room to the art gallery, how ideas in art and science are developed and communicated affects their acceptance and success with others.

Green pattern based on acetic acid molecule

Food: A chemical history

Chemistry has played a vital role in our relationship with food since antiquity. How have chemists shaped the food we eat?

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2DD

Discover award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement

OPEN DAILY 10.00–18.00

Entry to the museum is free—donations welcome

Top Secret: From ciphers to cyber security

Wonderlab: The Equinor Gallery

Imagination and Innovation: Lord Browne in Conversation with Sir Ian Blatchford

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter

Cats and the Heaviside layer

Explore our collection

Sociable Science

Food: A chemical history

Shop Online

For children

Microscopes

Space gifts

Books

Part of the Science Museum Group

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Exhibition RoadSouth KensingtonLondon SW7 2DD

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Discover award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement

Our Exhibitions

OPEN DAILY 10.00–18.00

Opening Times

Entry to the museum is free—donations welcome

See and do

Top Secret: From ciphers to cyber security

Wonderlab: The Equinor Gallery

Imagination and Innovation: Lord Browne in Conversation with Sir Ian Blatchford

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter

Cats and the Heaviside layer

Explore our collection

Sociable Science

Food: A chemical history

Shop Online

For children

Microscopes

Space gifts

Books

Part of the Science Museum Group

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2DD