Events

Flights of fancy

Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for take off!

 
Earth

Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo. 

 
Exhaust Pipe

From biofuels to fuel-cell technology, discover the latest zero-emission vehicles at the Science Museum. Come along to see cars, motorbikes and even rickshaws that have been designed and developed to reduce their environmental impact.

 

Come and have a go with the latest technology that could one day turn your house into a hi-tech personal factory.

 
Renewable racing car

Can a racing car be eco-friendly? Yes! Come and check out the latest in renewable racing, including a car with tyres made out of potato.

 
Amy Johnson drama character performing for a school group

In 1930 flying sensation Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Find out about her life and see the actual plane she used to make her epic flight.

 

A “Woman’s work is never done!”. Come and see Florrie the Edwardian Maid as she goes about her daily chores

 
Jones the Bones

Meet Jones the Bones the surgeon and his Skeleton sidekick.

 
Michael Faraday

Come and meet Michael Faraday and let him tell you all about his cutting-edge electric experiments.

 

Fashion lovers everywhere get ready for the hottest gossip on the catwalk... Mauve is the new black!

 
Water bottle

Encounter Nancy the Waterseller as she tells you her story of why she has to sell water to the people of London during the early 1900s.

 
Bogbean talking to children during 'Orchard Days'

A magical character, Bogbean, tells stories about materials and how scientists have taken inspiration from nature to create new materials.

 
Thomas Crapper experiments with a bit of plumbing

Come along and discover the world of toilets and find out where your poo goes when you pull the chain with Thomas Crapper.

 
Earth

Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo. 

 
Flights of fancy

Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for take off!

 

Come along to this fun family interactive gallery tour! Uncover some of science’s Black American inventors whose bright ideas and burning ambition have helped to shape our lives today.

 
Earth

Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo. 

 
Apollo 11 astronauts

Ever wondered what Astronauts eat in Space?

 

The Truth is out there!

 
Explainer with bubbles

This 20 minute show features bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this way, that way, and all over the place… with a little help from the audience! Find out the secret Science Museum bubble recipe and you might even get the chance to step inside our famous human bubble.

 

Watch out! Smallpox is on the way! .

 
Earth

3, 2, 1 blast off!

 
Thumbs up boy

Galleries, games, demo's and daring stunts! All this and more, in this interactive family show!

 

'On your marks... get set... go!' Make a crafty car to take home in this fun workshop.

 

Jolly up your jumper with a hand-made sparkly snowflake badge!

 

Science and art come together in this spectacular workshop.

 
Energy

Choo! Choo! Next stop America.

 

Come along and discover toys from different cultures and make your very own mini moving machine.