Science Museum, London

The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, is a major London tourist attraction. It is one of the museums that make up the National Museum of Science and Industry, with the others being the National Media Museum, and National Railway Museum

Science Museum, London
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The Science Museum was founded in 1857 with the collection of the Royal Society of Arts and surplus items from the Great Exhibition. Initially it was tied to the South Kensington Museum, the precursor of the Victoria and Albert Museum, but was spinned off in 1858 to be known as the Museum of Patents, and renamed in 1863 as the Patent Office Museum.

In 1885, the Science Collections of the South Kensington Museum were renamed the Science Museum while the Art Collections became the Art Museum, which subsequently became the Victoria and Albert Museum nearby. The Patent Office Museum was then merged into the Science Museum in 1909.

Getting there

Address: Exhibition Road SW7 2DD
Tel: 0870 870 4868 (per-recorded info), 020 7942 4455
Nearest Tube Station: South Kensington Tube Station
Buses: 9, 10, 14, 74, C1
Entrance fee: Free for main museum, £7.10 for IMAX
Refreshments: Deep Blue Café Museum Café, Eat Drink Shop, Gallery Café
Official website: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/

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