Events
Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for take off!
Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo.
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.
Check out the next generation of solar-powered speedsters at this Antenna Live event.
Discover how Mother Nature is lending scientists a helping hand.
Come and see the latest rowing technology being used by the Great Britain rowing team as they prepare for the 2008 Olympics.
Come and see the latest bike technology that's helping cyclists to ride faster than ever before.
What does it take to build a world-record-breaking 1000 mph 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.
Meet Top Gear and Brainiac presenter Richard Hammond who will be signing copies of his new book Blast Lab at the Science Museum's Waterstones store on 7 January.
Come and meet Roboswift, a unique robotic micro aeroplane.
How do you study the movement of a massive ocean? Come and meet researchers from the National Oceanography Centre to find out.
Find out about the cutting-edge technology improving elite athletes' training, helping them perform better than ever before. Give the kit a test run and see if it will help future athletes go for gold
Reach for the stars with a brand new virtual telescope.
Check out some of the world’s speediest bicycles.
Try out trainers designed for future Olympic champions.
Can new tools and technology train surgeons to carry out trickier operations than ever before? Discover the latest teaching tools that will ensure the next generation of doctors make the cut.
Confused by computers? Mixed up by maths? Come and meet Ada the number-crunching queen.
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.
Hold onto your hats and get ready for adventure as Bob the mechanic tells you his amazing cloud-busting tales of magnificent men and women and their flying machines.
Sir Isambard Kingdom Brunel at your service... Meet the famous British engineer who designed one of the finest ships, the Great Eastern.
Join the one-and-only Albert Einstein for a mystery mind tour of the science behind time, space and the weighty issue of gravity.
A “Woman’s work is never done!”. Come and see Florrie the Edwardian Maid as she goes about her daily chores
What would you like to ask Gene Cernan, the last man to step on the Moon in 1972?
Meet everyone’s favourite scientist... and his skateboard!
Can you imagine the terrible stink in the days when the River Thames was practically an open sewer?
Hear the story of brave nurse and heroine of the Crimean War Mary Seacole.
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!
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.
A magical character, Bogbean, tells stories about materials and how scientists have taken inspiration from nature to create new materials.
Join Spitfire pilot ‘Flaps’ Peters on the third floor and be taken back in time to hear about his life and times during the Battle of Britain.
Come along and discover the world of toilets and find out where your poo goes when you pull the chain with Thomas Crapper.
Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo.
Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for take off!
Highlights of the Museum’s Collection: From Steam Power to Space Nappies!
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.
Roaring rockets, amazing astronauts and smelly space poo.
Ever wondered what Astronauts eat in Space?
The Truth is out there!
Celebrate the publication of How Loud Can You Burp? with a series of new and exclusive shows at the Science Museum.
Watch out! Smallpox is on the way! .
3, 2, 1 blast off!
Families will go head to head in our Kids Vs Parents Spy Day.
Galleries, games, demo's and daring stunts! All this and more, in this interactive family show!
A whirlwind journey through the science of getting from A to B from Philip Ardargh, bestselling author of WOW Disoceries and WOW Inventions that Changed the World, with a host of exciting experiments peformed live on stage.
Hear Young Bond author Charlie Higson give a sneak preview from his forthcoming book, Hurricane Gold.
Science Museum Director and climate change expert Prof. Chris Rapley presents a public talk on climate change and the future
'On your marks... get set... go!' Make a crafty car to take home in this fun workshop.
Fancy yourself as a double '0' agent?
Warning! Warning! The Science Museum has been invaded by an impostor.
Calling all toy testers... the Science Museum will be holding its annual Smart Toy Awards in August and needs your help to judge the toys entered!
Jolly up your jumper with a hand-made sparkly snowflake badge!
Science and art come together in this spectacular workshop.
Come along and discover toys from different cultures and make your very own mini moving machine.