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Discover a universe of experiences this winter.

Book your free entry ticket for a fun filled family day out. You could step onto a Marvel filmset, discover the spectacular science of Versailles, try one of our family-friendly trails, or pop along to a volunteer-led tour.

Tickets are currently available to book up until Sunday 20 July 2025. Sign up to our newsletter for the latest on when new dates will be going live.

If you have any further questions, please see our FAQs page or you can contact us.

Scheduled dates

What's on this winter

Versailles: Science and Splendour

Exhibition

Open daily 10.00-17.40 until Monday 21 April 2025

Discover how the Palace of Versailles used science to project power in this illuminating new exhibition, full of opulent objects and intriguing human stories.

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Family trails

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Go on a journey of exploration and discovery around the Science Museum.

Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery

Interactive gallery

Open daily, 10.00–18.00

Step into an interactive world of careers and take a peek behind the scenes in our brand new gallery.

Now open

Exploring Space

Object gallery

Open daily, 10.00–18.00

From rockets to satellites, probes to landers, this gallery showcases some out-of-this world objects.

Flight

Object gallery

Open daily, 10.00–18.00

Trace the history of flight through the unique aircraft on display in our awe-inspiring Flight gallery.

Object handling

Activity

Dates and times vary

Hold history in your hands with objects from the Science Museum’s collection.

Scheduled dates

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What's on this winter

Versailles: Science and Splendour

Family trails

Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery

Exploring Space

Flight

Object handling

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