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The Science Museum

Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

The Science Museum is located adjacent to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. The Museum was founded in 1857 as part of the South Kensington Museum. Today the Museum is world renowned for its amass of collections, galleries and exhibitions.

The Science Museum is an almanac of the development of science and industry in Great Britain over the centuries and holds a collection of 300,000 items such as; Stephenson’s Rocket, the first jet engine and James Watson’s model of DNA. The museum offer guided tours on topics such as Climate Change, Soviet Space Race or meet Gene Cernan, the last man to step on the moon.

The Science Museum has over dedicated areas in particular to the areas of the history of western science, technology and medicine since 1700.
It is also a wonderful source of artifacts recording the Industrial Revolution, and now holds unrivalled collections in this area. Medical artefacts from all periods and cultures also form an important part of its holdings.

Make sure when you visit that you allow plenty of time as there is so much to see and do. Entry is free to the Museum but charges may apply to certain exhibitions.

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