Science Museum

Also known as The Science Museum, Science Museum, London

science museum in London, United Kingdom

Key facts

Established: 1857 ; 169 years ago ( 1857 ) (separate status formalised 1909)
Location: Exhibition Road , Kensington & Chelsea London, SW7 2DD United Kingdom
Visitors: 2,817,852 (2025)
Director: Ian Blatchford
Public transit access: South Kensington Kensington Museums 360 Victoria & Albert Museum 14 , 74 , C1
Website: www .sciencemuseum .org .uk

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Type: Archive
Founded: 1857
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Active

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Official website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Image: Science Museum, Exhibition Road (cropped).jpg

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street address: Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD
Commons category: Science Museum, London
inception: 1909-06-26
postal code: SW7 2DD
visitors per year: 2989000
Commons Institution page: Science Museum, London
date of official opening: 1857-01-01
ground level 360 degree view URL: goo.gl/maps/qgD1yc1NTVrrtot39
social media followers: 663832
native label: Science Museum
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P12749: Moskovsky

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The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025.

Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the Science Museum does not charge visitors for admission, although visitors are requested to make a donation if they are able. Temporary exhibitions may incur an admission fee.