What is the Science Museum in London?
The Science Museum in London is a major museum of science, technology, engineering and medicine, located in South Kensington. It displays famous objects such as the Apollo 10 command module and historic steam engines.
The museum's origins go back to the Great Exhibition of 1851. It became a separate museum in 1909.
Its collection includes more than 300,000 objects, from steam engines and early computers to space capsules and medical instruments.
Hands-on science
Wonderlab, an interactive gallery, lets visitors experiment with science through hands-on activities and live shows. It is especially popular with children.
Other highlights include the Making the Modern World gallery, which displays landmark objects from the Industrial Revolution to today, and the Flight gallery.
Entry to the Science Museum is free, though some exhibitions and the IMAX cinema charge a fee. It is part of the Science Museum Group, which also runs museums in Manchester, York and Bradford. Science Museum Lates are evening events for adults.
The museum sits on Exhibition Road, next to the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, so many visitors see all three in one trip. Its galleries cover space exploration, medicine, computing and energy.