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Science Museum
 

Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7

Telephone: 0870 870 4868

The museum was founded in 1857 and the collections form a record of mans greatest inventions and achievments.

The collection consists of over 300,000 items, (nearly a thousand working exhibits) including such outstanding items as Stephenson's Rocket to the Apollo 10 space capsule.

You can carry out your own experiments in Launch Pad or fly a model jump jet in Flight Lab.

Learn about health using the fantastic interactive exhibits in Health Matters and discover lots, lots more.

The Science Museum also organises "Science Night", an "all night extravaganza with a scientific twist" where up to 380 children aged between 8 and 11,accompanied by adults, spend an evening performing fun "science based" activities and then spend the night sleeping in the galleries museum amongst the exhibits.

Admission: Free

Opening times: Daily 10.00-18.00

Nearest tube: South Kensington


Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk



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 The Science Museum is contained over seven floors

 

  • Science and Art of Medicine - see some bizarre ways of treating the sick in past times.

 

  • Flight - early flying machines - many suspended to appear to be in mid-flight.

 

  • The Energy Hall - the history of Steam Power - the Harle Syke Mill Engine is still working.

 

  • Modern World Gallery - Apollo 10 forms part of the exhibits of this amazing gallery.

 

  • Wellcome Wing - explore the science of "Who am I" with interactive technology.






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