Hunt Down The Fun At Science Museum

Visitors can test out the incredible, cutting edge technology that has the potential to turn athletes into gold medal winners. Children can venture on a top secret spying mission, take to the skies in the Flight gallery or impress friends and family in the Super Science Museum Game Show.

From 15 March visitors can be transported back to Ancient Egypt and to discover Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs, showing at the Science Museum's gigantic IMAX 3D Cinema. Throughout the holidays children can capture their shadows, launch a rocket and control a magnetic cloud in Launchpad, the largest free interactive science gallery in the UK.

Easter highlights at the Science Museum include:

* Sporting Futures: 8-10 April, at 11.00-13.00 and 14.00-16.00

Find out about the cutting edge technology improving elite athletes' training, helping them perform better than ever before. Give the kit a test run and see if it will help future athletes go for gold! To find out more visit the Antenna gallery on the ground floor of the Wellcome Wing.

* The Super Science Museum Game Show: 21-24 March, at 13.00, 15.00; 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 April, at 13.00, 14.00, 15.00

Join us for 30 minutes of fantastic fun as we dazzle you with demos and fascinate you with facts in this interactive family show with a scientific twist! This event is located in the Science Museum's Theatre on the ground floor. Suitable for children aged 5 years and older, 120 places available.

* Flights of Fancy Tour: 21-24 March, at 12.00, 14.00, 16.00

Please ensure your seatbelt is fastened and prepare for take off! On this interactive tour you will discover some of the secrets of our Flight Gallery.

This event is located in the Flight gallery, located on the third floor. Suitable for children aged 5 and over, 45 places available.

* The Real McCoy Storytelling: 21-24 March, at 11.00; 7-11, 14-18 April, at 11.30, 13.30, 15.30

Choo! Choo! Next stop America. Hop on board for this story-telling adventure and discover all about the life of Elijah McCoy, an African- American who changed the way trains work forever. Head down to the Things gallery in the Science Museum's basement or ask at the information desk for further details. Suitable for children aged 7 years and under, 60 places available.

* Museum: Impossible: 7-11, 14-18 April, at 12.00, 14.00, 16.00

Warning! Warning! There's an intruder and we need your help! Come along and crack cryptic clues on this interactive top secret spy mission. This event is located in the Science Museum's Theatre on the ground floor. Suitable for children aged 8 years and older, 120 places available.

* Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs (PG): Opens 15 March

Part historic journey and part forensic adventure, Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows researchers and explorers as they piece together the archaeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. Through state-of-the-art computer graphics and dramatic reconstructions, the film tells the story of one of the greatest finds in modern history: the late 19th century discovery of a cache of forty mummies, including twelve Kings of Egypt, among them the legendary Rameses the Great.

* Launchpad

The largest free interactive science gallery in the UK has reopened with new exhibits which will allow visitors to launch a rocket, turn their head into a sound box and control a magnetic cloud. Find out how the world works by testing out the 35m long Echo Tube, the beautiful Icy Bodies and over 50 more brand new interactive exhibits demonstrating light, sound, electricity and magnetism and more amazing physics phenomena. Remember to catch one of the spectacular science shows performed by Explainers throughout the day. Ideal for children aged 8-14 years old.

* Drama Characters

From Faraday to Newton, Gene Cernan to Amy Johnson - see the great science icons of the past come back to life in an exciting series of shows for families. Shows run daily seven days a week in the Flight, Challenge of Materials, Making the Modern World, and Space galleries. Check at the information desk for details on the day or visit the Science Museum website for listings. Suitable for children aged 7 years and older. -- www.sciencemuseum.org.uk