Museum Tours

A guided tour of the Challenge of Materials gallery.

  • Starts:
  • 14:00
 

A guided tour of our Making the Modern World gallery.

  • Starts:
  • 15:00
 

Science Shows

Events with British Sign Language

Find out more about the exciting principles of science in these interactive, Explainer led Science Shows.

  • Starts:
  • 10:30,
  • 11:30,
  • 12:30,
  • 13:30,
  • 14:30,
  • 15:30
 

Drama Characters

Actor playing Gene Cernan in the Science Museum's Space Gallery

What would you like to ask Gene Cernan, the last man to step on the Moon in 1972?

  • Starts:
  • 11:45,
  • 12:30,
  • 13:30
 

Events for Schools

Discover what happens to Plasticine Pete when plunged into liquid nitrogen and find out how to use a banana as a hammer.

  • Starts:
  • 11:00,
  • 12:15,
  • 13:30
 
Kids in Launchpad gallery

Our popular Launchpad gallery is reserved for different age groups on different days. Find out when you can request places for your Key Stage 2 group.

  • Starts:
  • 10:30
 

IMAX Films

Dive into this magical 3D underwater adventure and swim alongside some of the planet's most unique and colourful creatures.

  • Starts:
  • 14:20
 

Join a praying mantis and a caterpillar for a 3D rainforest adventure and discover the ups and downs of being an insect. Showing only upon request for education groups.

  • Starts:
  • 11:55
 

See dinosaurs come to life on the only screen big enough to play host to them in Dinosaurs Alive 3D!

  • Starts:
  • 16:45
 

In this animated spectacular, join three spirited and curious flies as they sneak on board the Apollo 11 mission for an incredible space journey.

  • Starts:
  • 10:40
 
Hubble 3D IMAX

Journey through distant galaxies and explore the mysteries of the universe on this mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. From 19 March.

  • Starts:
  • 13:05,
  • 15:30
 

Special Exhibitions

1001 inventions

Discover the forgotten story of 1000 years of science from the Muslim world.

Until Wednesday 30 June 10

 
Cosmos and Culture

Explore how astronomy has changed the way we see our universe - and ourselves - through this object-rich exhibition.

Until Thursday 30 December 10

 

An exciting new exhibition exploring the role played by technology in creating post-war Britain.

Until Monday 01 November 10

 
Fast Forward

Explore the wonders of Formula 1™ technology

Until Monday 05 April 10

 

Listening Post is a ‘dynamic portrait’ of online communication, displaying uncensored fragments of text, sampled in real-time, from public internet chatrooms and bulletin boards.

Until Friday 31 December 10

 
Plasticity: 100 years of making plastics

Imagine, invent, adapt; use, reuse, recycle. An exhibition exploring the first century of plastics.

Until Wednesday 01 December 10