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Eco-friendly Racing Cars At Science Museum

To celebrate the speedy advances in eco-friendly cars, the Science Museum is showcasing two high performance green-machines that can reach speeds of up to 150mph. The event will take place in the Antenna Gallery from Tuesday 28 –Thursday 30 August.

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Century Of Plastics Goes On Display At Science Museum

The Science Museum will tell the story of how plastics have changed the world in Plasticity - 100 years of making plastics, a new exhibition to open on 22 May 2007. Running until January 2009, the exhibition will celebrate the centenary of the world's first entirely synthetic material, Bakelite, invented by Leo Baekeland in 1907. It will display the plethora of plastics spawned in Bakelite's wake and show how they have transformed consumer society.

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New Exhibits To Be Unveiled As Part Of New Gallery At Science Museum

The Science Museum's much-loved space gallery welcomes a host of wonderful new exhibits as part of a major redisplay to be unveiled on the 45th anniversary of the launch of the first UK satellite.

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Stunning Exhibits At London Science Museum

The Science Museum's much-loved space gallery welcomes a host of wonderful new exhibits as part of a major redisplay to be unveiled on the 45th anniversary of the launch of the first UK satellite. The updated gallery - open on 26 April and to be called Exploring Space - will celebrate our exploration of space so far and investigate the benefits it brings to everyday life.

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Big Bang Experiment Showcases Presented At Science Museum

A new exhibition at the Science Museum offers an exciting insight into one of the biggest scientific endeavours ever attempted. A ground-breaking experiment"Å¡ which could unlock some of the biggest mysteries of the universe"Å¡ will be explored in a new exhibition at the Science Museum.

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Geneticists Discuss DNA Results At Science Museum

A white descendant of Francis Barber"Å¡ the African/Caribbean servant of lexicologist"Å¡ Dr Samuel Johnson and the BBC TV Apprentice winner Tim Campbell discover their ancestral history live on the night

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Prototype Model Of World's First Tourist Spacecraft

To celebrate the rapid advances in space travel"Å¡ the Science Museum is showcasing a conceptual mock-up cabin of the world's first ever vehicle for space tourism - the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo - which is going on show in the UK for the first time.

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From Catwalk To Factory Floor

An exhibition of elegant and beautiful photographs from post-war industrial Britain will be launched by former MP and Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn at the Science Museum on Tuesday 20 February.

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Photocall Notice: The Science Of Spying

Danny John Jules (MI9 agent Lenny Bicknall from BBC's M.I. High) launches real life spooks exhibition"Å¡ The Science of Spying"Å¡ at the Science Museum. The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 10th February, at The Science Museum"Å¡ Exhibition Road"Å¡ London"Å¡ SW7 2DD.

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Step Into World Of Animation With Cartoon Network Characters

Museum visitors will step into the exciting and visually rich world of animation when the 6,000-square-foot, highly interactive exhibit Animation featuring the Cartoon Network opens at Museum of Science, Boston. In Animation's stimulating and fun environment, visitors explore animation from concept to finished product - from storyboarding, character design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming, and sound.

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Large-Format Film Explores The Galapagos Islands

Galapagos follows marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History on an eight-week journey that is part scientific expedition and part adventure. The large-format film opens at the Museum of Science's Mugar Omni Theater on Sunday, February 18.

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Science Museum's Centre To Show Green Fashion Designs

Catwalk extravaganza at Science Museum's Centre to show off best green fashion designs - The Science Museum's Dana Centre will play host to a catwalk fashion show which will highlight the best recycled fashions.

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