We pay tribute to scientist and inventor James Lovelock, who died yesterday, aged 103.
We want everyone to feel at home in the Science Museum Group’s sites, whether as colleagues or as visitors to our five museums, and there’s evidence to show that some people don’t see their identities reflected among our workforce and some content.
For a second year, we are inviting poets to share work inspired by our collection for our Poetry Project.
Go behind the scenes with the Collection Review team as they study a group of cameras in the collection.
Inspired by LGBTQ+ history month, Assistant Curators Laura Büllesbach and Rebecca Mellor explore four objects in our collection which can help tell stories of LGBTQ+ communities, experiences and identities.
In celebration of the 7th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, we look to some of our corporate supporters and STEM Circle members who are committed to making STEM education and careers for women and girls accessible, relatable and inspiring.
As we mark the UN International Year of Glass, discover more about a volunteer-led project to catalogue thousands of pieces of glassware in our collection.
To mark National Tree Week, colleagues from across the Science Museum Group gathered at the National Collections Centre in Wiltshire to help plant 1,000 trees.
To mark Black History Month we’re exploring the story behind one of our most iconic objects on display, the Model T-Ford, and the relationship of this ground-breaking automobile with the Black British community in East London in the 1950s and 1960s.
Go behind the scenes with the unpacking team as they welcome the collection to its new home.
To celebrate National Poetry Day (7 October 2021), we invited poets to write a piece inspired by our incredible objects in the Science Museum Group Collection.
Read on to discover more about our work to make temporary exhibitions more sustainable and reduce our environmental impact.