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London's Science Museum has opened a new gallery which seeks to change young people's perceptions of technical careers – and inspire "tomorrow’s technicians" in the ... More

A major free exhibition on the treatment and understanding of cancer has opened at the Science Museum in London, UK. Described as a "world-first", the ... More

Two leading museum operators in the UK have partnered with an augmented reality specialist to present holographic exhibits and experiences for students around the world. ... More

Work has been completed on the redevelopment of Montreal's Biodome – a science museum which occupies the site of the former velodrome built for the ... More

A new event will offer museums and attractions actionable advice on how they can better use technology to boost their income. Taking place in June ... More

A team led by Feilden Fowles has won the National Railway Museum 's competition to design its new Central Hall with an elegant timber-frame rotunda. ... More

Five proposals have been shortlisted for the design of the National Railway Museum 's Central Hall in York, UK, which is scheduled to open in ... More

The Children's Science Center (CSC), an upcoming science centre in Sterling, Virginia, has received a US$10m (£7.5m, €8.9m) donation from the Northwest Federal Credit Union ... More

British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the UK government to invest more in science, education and research and development. Since 1994 players of the National ... More

Having only reopened on Saturday 30 November after a closure of more than four years, the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) quickly found itself ... More

London's Science Museum says it has now completed its "Masterplan" transformation project, started in 2010, with the opening this weekend of 3,000sq m (9,842sq ft) ... More

Work has commenced on the restoration of the Grade II-listed Power Hall at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester – part of a larger, ... More

Danish architecture firm Cobe has won an international competition to provide designs for a new science museum in the Swedish city of Lund, with the ... More

Urgently-needed repair work has begun on the Grade II listed Power Hall at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum, following an injection of funding from the ... More

A telescope that once belonged to Sir Isaac Newton, the microscope used by Robert Hooke to create the captivating drawings of insects and plants in ... More

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards were announced in London last night (15 May), with museums large and small being honoured and Sir ... More

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, could soon be connected to the neighbouring Great Lakes Science Museum (GLSM) if ... More

The Science Museum Group has opened a new training and education facility as part of its Science Museum Group Academy arm at Manchester’s Science and ... More

Google Arts and Culture has launched a massive online science museum platform with a number of museums, curators and archivists in 23 countries around the ... More

Work has started on a new permanent home for more than three-quarters of the UK's Science Museum Group's vast collection of artefacts. Called the Science ... More

Turkish design bureau Melike Altinisik Architects (MAA) have been selected to build a museum of robotics with components that "construct themselves". Located in Seoul, the ... More

Robots and robotics are set to take over largest science museum in Europe this weekend, with the European Research Council (ERC) teaming up with the ... More

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a knighthood for services to cultural education. With a portfolio that ... More

A number of leisure industry people have been recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Sport Former England rugby captain and current chair of ... More

The Science Museum in London has opened a new exhibition of paintings by British illustrator Sir Quentin Blake that depict famous scientists and engineers and ... More