Be a part of Science Museum's Lates

Be a part of this exciting, innovative and hugely popular night, designed especially for our adult audience.

Lates is one of the Museum's biggest events, staged on the last Wednesday of each month except December and themed around a science-related subject. It’s free and attracts around 4000 visitors over the course of each night.

The average age range of visitors is 18–35, usually young professionals looking for a free, fun and engaging night out.

Why join us?

We offer you the opportunity to run an event with lots of very keen and eager-to-learn adults. In some cases we may be able to offer some financial assistance to help support your event too.

Upcoming dates and themes

30 May: The Home
27 June: Sexuality
25 July: Medical Marvels
29 August: The Circus
26 September: The Science of Celebration
31 October: Engineering
28 November: The Sun

Please note that we confirm all events for each theme around 4–6 weeks before the event.

What we're looking for?

Run from 18.45–21.30
Caters to around 500 people over the night
Can be something that everyone contributes to create a collective result
An alternative is a 'make and take'—something for visitors to create and take away that can be completed in 15–20 mins, makes no mess and is rewarding and aesthetically pleasing
Can also involve people learning a task, e.g. dance, drumming, knitting, games etc

Audience interaction: How will you keep your audience engaged?
Jargon free: Our audiences generally have no specific scientific knowledge so technical language must be kept to a minimum.
Humour: Lates visitors always respond very positively to added humour.
Social media: Opportunities for our audiences to show their appreciation.
Costs: we have very limited funding but we can offer some assistance.
Resources: As a museum we are sometimes restricted in what we can do.
Health and safety: Risk assessments and method statements will be required for most events.

Open call for Lates participants

Interested in taking part in an upcoming Lates at the Science Museum? Let us know what you have in mind by filling in the form below:

Be a part of Science Museum's Lates

Why join us?

Upcoming dates and themes

What we're looking for?

1. Talks

2. Drop-in events

3. Workshops

THINGS TO BEAR IN MIND

Open call for Lates participants

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