Special Exhibitions

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

Until Sunday 25 October 09

• Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-tech Britain

Discover the real impact of flying on the environment, check out cutting-edge technologies aiming to make air travel greener, and find out why your actions matter.

Until Saturday 15 November 08

• Does flying cost the Earth?

ERNIE was the first machine to generate random numbers for the Premium Bonds. Find out how he captured the public’s imagination and provides a link to Colossus, the first digital electronic computer.

Until Friday 26 June 09

• ERNIE

Remember Tomorrow’s World? Well, science film and TV goes back much further, to 1903. This show traces the major science documentary genres and opens up an archive of the most dramatic examples.

Until Monday 09 February 09

• Films of Fact

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 Thursday 19 February 09

• Listening Post

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

Until Thursday 01 January 09

• Plasticity - 100 years of making plastics

The Science of Survival: Your Planet Needs You! Explore how our lifestyles will change over the next few decades as we come to grips with a changing climate and resources.

Until Sunday 02 November 08

• The Science Of Survival: Your Planet Needs You!