London Science Museum news

An immersive experience for museums which takes people on a 20-minute virtual reality tour of the universe, and is narrated by the late Professor Stephen ... More

Work has started on a new permanent home for more than three-quarters of the UK's Science Museum Group's vast collection of artefacts. Called the Science ... More

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a knighthood for services to cultural education. With a portfolio that ... More

A collection of nearly 50 scientists has urged the London Science Museum to end three oil company partnerships, with the collective arguing the sponsorships are ... More

Diversity was among the topics up for discussion at this year's MuseumNext conference in London, with Shaz Hussain, assistant curator at the London Science Museum, ... More

London’s Science Museum has paid tribute to Stephen Hawking, calling the famous scientist a “beacon of inspiration” following his death. Hawking, who died at the ... More

Stephenson’s Rocket will act as the centrepiece for next year’s Great Exhibition of the North, with the historic locomotive returning to its home of Newcastle ... More

The BBC is partnering with a number of UK institutions and charities to launch a year-long season of science and technology programming under the broadcaster's ... More

Astronaut Tim Peake has announced his return to space as the Russian capsule that carried him to and from the International Space Station has gone ... More

New data from the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has showed a year-on-year decline in state-sponsored museum visits, with a significant decline ... More

London’s Science Museum has launched the latest part of its museum-wide transformation, with the debut of its new £6m (US$7.3m, €6.6m) permanent exhibition – Wonderlab: ... More

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be in attendance tomorrow (25 October) for the landmark launch of the London Science Museum’s new £16m (US$26m, ... More

The British restaurant scene performed rather badly in the 2006 World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards held at the London Science Museum on 10 April. The ... More