Arsenic-laced omelettes. Chloral hydrate in the brandy. Cyanide in a wound dressing. Poisons are standard fare in classic ‘whodunits’, but just how easy was it to buy a lethal dose in the early twentieth century?
In this blog post series, Associate Curator Gabrielle Bryan-Quamina explores a unique series of posters created for the East London Health Project. In this post, Gabrielle speaks to artist Loraine Leeson about the ‘Women in Health’ posters she created for the East London Health Project and explores the history of the Women’s Health Movement in the UK.
‘I was told there were no stuffed rats available in London’: How the East London Health Project told a visual story
In this blog post series, Associate Curator Gabrielle Bryan-Quamina explores a unique series of protest posters held in the Science Museum Group Collection and speaks with artists Loraine Leeson and Peter Dunn about the East London Health Project.
Since its creation, the National Health Service (NHS) has inspired deep-rooted passion. An overwhelming majority of the UK population, across different social and economic backgrounds, support its founding principle that the NHS should be free of charge when you need to use it. In this blog post series, Associate Curator Gabrielle Bryan-Quamina explores a unique series of protest posters held in the Science Museum Group Collection and speaks with artists Loraine Leeson and Peter Dunn about the origins of the East London Health Project.
The Science Museum Group’s acclaimed Cancer Revolution exhibition has crossed the Irish Sea to reveal the past, present and future of how cancer is prevented, detected and treated. Roger Highfield, Science Director, attended the launch in Dublin.
Yesterday (14 May) we welcomed several hundred guests, including Dr Jane Goodall, to the Science Museum for the 2025 Science Museum Group Annual Dinner – celebrating a busy year of inspiring futures among the millions of visitors to our six sites.
In the 1990s, the Isle of Wight launched an HIV prevention campaign that came with beer mats, stickers and mugs adorned with a new superhero: Captain Condom.
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Science Museum Group Journal, its creator and Editor picks ten articles to celebrate the highlights of the decade.
Where does the power in a punch come from? How did records in sport become something to be broken? How was the idea of the rematch invented? Scott Anthony, Deputy Head of Research and Public History, steps into the ring to explore the sweet science of boxing.
From a Halloween trick to a Christmas present: Conserving a model from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Is Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) a Halloween film or a Christmas movie? Sky-Lyn Munoz takes a model from the cult classic and works to take it from a trick to a treat.
The first behind-the-scenes public tours at the Science and Innovation Park began today, Friday 11 October, allowing visitors to get up close to the Science Museum Group’s world-class collection of objects from science, technology, engineering, and medicine.
For a fourth year, the Science Museum Group has brought together science and poetry in celebration of National Poetry Day!