Come face-to-face with a full-size engineering model of BepiColombo, the European Space Agency’s first ever spacecraft to explore Mercury.

Explore the global challenge of antibiotic resistance, view real bacteria and see the innovative tech used to make superbugs a thing of the past.

Astronights is a special overnight event for 7–11-year-olds, featuring exciting workshops and shows, an IMAX film, and a sleepover at the Science Museum.

Explore the extraordinary lives and deaths of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and uncover the science behind one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.

Take an immersive 360° virtual reality trip through space with astronaut Tim Peake as your guide.

Discover the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small.

Get the scoop on the most surprising science stories and the biggest breakthroughs.

Visit our bold and thought-provoking gallery to explore the role mathematics has played in building our world.

Experience Kubrick’s Academy award-winning masterpiece like you’ve never seen it before.

Discover the lives and deaths of one of history’s most intriguing families.

How do the processes of engineers and artists differ, and can they coexist? Does utility disqualify an object from being a work of art? Our panel will debate these questions and more.

Experience Earth like never before in a breathtaking portrait of the planet captured from the International Space Station.

Take a tour of the Museum with one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides.