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Opening hours (free entry)
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-5 pm
Christmas & New Year Opening hours
Groups need to book in advance
LIFT OUT OF ACTION: apologies, we cannot offer disabled, level access to the Museum.
GALLERY CLOSURE: from 14-28 October, our Top Gallery will be closed to visitors for essential maintenance work. Our Middle and Basement Galleries will be open with histories and stories to share with you.
HSM@100 and Vision 24
Display: About Time: One Passion. A World of Histories | From Sat 2 March 2024
Display: About Time: One Passion. A World of Histories | From Sat 2 March 2024
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ex35Wrxpyi8
Events
Museum of Climate Hope at the History of Science Museum
Free online digital trail
Museum of Climate Hope at the History of Science Museum
Free online trail
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
Saturday 26 October, 12.00–2.00pm
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
Sunday 27 October, 12.00–2.00pm
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
Saturday 23 November, 12.00–2.00pm
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
Sunday 24 November, 12.00–2.00pm
How Does It Work (including Light & Space Backpacks)
Displays
Display: A Healthy Future for All?
Display: A Healthy Future for All?
Display: The Disease of Greed
Display: The Disease of Greed
Display: Lyra's Worlds
Display: Lyra's Worlds
Discovery starts here
Stories our collections can tell
Science in the Islamic World
Science in the Islamic World
Museum Guide: Spotlight Stories
Museum Guide: Spotlight Stories
Blog: Digitising the Babbage Archive
Blog: Digitising the Babbage Archive
Blog: Einstein in Oxford
Blog: Einstein in Oxford
Blog: Making your mark: the Comtesse de Lespinasse’s Astrolabe
Blog: Making your mark: the Comtesse de Lespinasse’s Astrolabe
Join our experts as they put a selection of our working scientific instruments through their paces. It's rare we have a chance to handle these objects, so we hope you enjoy seeing them come to life as much as we did.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/AaWuJHQL-bQ
People
People: MultakaOxford
People: My Place, My Science (African Families in the UK)
Art
Interview: Vaccine Trials in Science and Art
Online Gallery: Islamic Metalwork from the Courtauld
Science
Blog: Collecting COVID series
Blog: Epidemic Encounters
Belief
Video: The Zodiac - Science or Superstition?
Online story: History of the Islamic World in 11 Maps
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Volunteering
Volunteering
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