Lightning, 1899

They huffed and they puffed and sparked and they arced and they changed the world forever. Think energy is all about sports drinks and chocolate bars? Come and find out just how wrong you can be.

Special Exhibitions

Our latest in-depth exhibition asks which technologies might be best at tackling climate change. Discover how to make sense of all the solutions being offered, cut through the debates and explore one controversial suggestion – biofuels – in more detail.

 

Galleries

Energy: fuelling the future

Will your ideas today change the world tomorrow? Discover the importance of energy in this fascinating gallery.

 
Energy

The ingenious use of steam to generate power helped Britain become the world’s first industrial nation.

 

Launchpad - the Science Museum's most popular gallery. Explore science and technology first-hand with 50 hands-on exhibits and shows.

 

IMAX Films

Experience the awesome spectacle of earthquakes and volcanoes on a quest to understand Earth's most destructive forces. Showing only upon request for education groups.