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Science Museum

@sciencemuseum

Welcome to the home of human ingenuity. We curate a world-renowned collection & organise exhibitions and events for over 3 million visitors a year.

Exhibition Road, London

sciencemuseum.org.uk

Born June 26

Joined August 2008

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Apr 30
📆 Make your Bank holiday weekend one to remember ⚡ Explore everything from electricity to space and forces in Wonderlab and learn the science behind everyday life with explosive live shows 👾 Step into our gaming gallery, Power Up, and explore a lineup of old-generation
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Jun 4
Long before airplanes, two paper-maker brothers asked: what if you could trap a cloud in a bag? ☁️🎈 #OnThisDay in 1783, the Montgolfiers publicly demonstrated the hot air balloon in Annonay, France. 🎨Watercolor, oval, contemporary 🏛️@sciencemuseum goo.gle/4dIrh6i
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Science Museum
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Jun 4
We're happy to announce that the Science Museum has been shortlisted in the Best Venue for STEM Learning category at this year’s School Travel Awards! If you've joined us on a school visit to the museum recently, we would be grateful if you could support us by casting your vote
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Science Museum
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Jun 3
We’re thrilled to announce that… Tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will go on sale on Monday 15 June. Sign up now to be among the first to book your ticket: bit.ly/49D3i5Y
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May 26
Today may be #WorldDraculaDay, but don't worry, our galleries, including Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, where you can explore microscopic slides from blood cells and learn about the quest to better understand the human body, are open daily, 10.00–18.00. Dracula may be stuck
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Science Museum
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May 20
🚨 It’s your last chance to see Water Pantanal Fire — our thought-provoking photography exhibition closes on Sunday 31 May. Don’t miss this ‘breathtaking, sobering exhibition’ (Secret London), full of striking images from the Pantanal wetland. Book free tickets:
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Science Museum
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May 18
Before the doors open at the Science Museum, a whole team is already at work. This International Museum Day, we’re celebrating the people who make it all possible. From cleaners and conservators to technicians, front-of-house and security, mornings at the museum are a team
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Science Museum
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May 16
To celebrate #JewishCultureMonth, you can follow this self-led trail which explores how people from diverse Jewish backgrounds have pioneered medical ideas and innovations that transformed how we experience health and medicine today: bit.ly/3PJq4SX 📷 Pohl Omniskop
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May 14
On this day in 1796, Edward Jenner carried out the world’s first vaccination – injecting a boy with cowpox to protect him from the deadly smallpox. Even the word “vaccine” comes from the Latin word for cow: vacca. 🐄 Discover more about Jenner in our Objects and Stories
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Science Museum
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May 11
🚨New exhibition: Becoming America: How Science Shaped a Nation, supported by Griffin Catalyst, will reveal the scientific undercurrents that shaped the emergence of the USA 250 years ago. Opening 23 October - book your free tickets now: bit.ly/4nk8tgM
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Science Museum
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May 10
We are delighted to be part of @SouthKensington A collective of world leading museums, galleries, parks, cultural and educational institutions working together to spark wonder, inspire discovery and welcome visitors from around the world. bit.ly/4uHDSMN
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Science Museum
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May 9
It’s #NationalSleepoverDay. Celebrate with one of our out-of-this-world, space-themed Astronights Wander through the museum after dark and fill your evening with hands-on experiments and workshops ⭐️Friday 19 June ⭐️Friday 10 July Book now: bit.ly/48KrX8q
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Science Museum
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May 8
Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough 🎉 Long before he became a beloved broadcaster, Sir David was a child visiting the Science Museum. He was one of the first visitors the museum’s Children’s Gallery, which opened back in 1931. Now, a century after his birth, Sir
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