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Science Museum London

 Science Museum London
Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London 
SW7 2DD
Tel: +44 (0) 870 870 4868
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7942 4302
E-mail: sciencemuseum@nmsi.ac.uk 
Web: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk


The Science Museum is one of three British museums which, with the National Railway Museum, York and the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford which together are the National Museum of Science & Industry ( NMSI ). 

The Science Museum opened in 1857, as the South Kensington Museum, on land purchased with the profits from the Great Exhibition of 1851. At the Science Museum visitors can experience the major scientific advances of the past 300 years. There are over 40 galleries with the world's finest collections in science history technology and medicine offer over thousands of interactive exhibits with many permanent displays. From working steam engines to Apollo 10.  A IMAX 3D film theatre is now open.

The Science Museum holds the world's largest and most significant collection illustrating the history and contemporary practice of science, technology, medicine and industry. The Museum welcomes about 1.6 million visitors per year and is one of the top ten tourist attractions in the UK. About 15% of the Museum's collections are on display. 

The Museum offers free educational group visits and resource materials, events for students and professional training and development for teaching staff. The Science Museum also provides a number of facilities for research.

science museum with many interactive exhibits

Underground: South Kensington
Buses : 9, 14, 10, 45, 49, 52, 74, C1
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FREE for all

The Science Museum in London UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom

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