One month on since the closure of our museums due to the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Executive Sir Ian Blatchford reflects on the challenges facing us all and how the Group has adapted to its new (although temporary) virtual reality.
As the National Railway Museum reveals a sustainable vision for its new Central Hall, Karen Livingstone, the Science Museum Group’s Director of Masterplan and Estate, explains how our plans are shaped by the past, present and – crucially – the future of five museums which together are visited by more than five million people each year.
Read on to discover a few ways you can ignite your curiosity wherever you are.
We recently announced the temporary closure of our five museums in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Our Chair of Trustees and former chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dame Mary Archer, reflects on this news.
The Science Museum recently held the first thought leadership event for its STEM Circle corporate membership programme. The theme for the event was sustainability.
This month marks 200 years since explorers first sighted Antarctica. These objects from the Science Museum Group Collection explore our complicated relationship with Antarctica since then.
Behind the scenes with the packing team who are busy preparing the collection for its big move.
Hear more from the volunteers in the inventory team who are busy cataloguing the collection.
We asked Assistant Curator Rebecca Raven to tell us about the tools she uses when working in the stores.
Go behind the scenes with Collections Conservator Jess Routleff-Jones as she explains the tricky business of tidying up a mercury spill.
Inspired by the designs of the Festival Pattern Group, illustrator Jen Haugan created a series of new illustrations.
Go behind the scenes with the team unraveling mysteries in the collection.