SCIENCE MUSEUM, LONDON THE GROUP
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, YORK
As the home of human ingenuity, the Science Museum’s world-class collection forms an enduring record of scientific, technological, and medical achievements from across the world. Tracing its origins and birth of its collection from the Great Exhibition in 1851 the museum aims to make sense of the science that shapes our lives and inspire visitors through iconic objects, award-winning exhibitions, and incredible stories of scientific achievement. Among the key historical exhibits at the museum are Ark- wright’s prototype spinning machine (1769), Amy John- son’s Gipsy Moth aircraft (1928), Cooke and Wheatstone’s telegraph (1837), Alan Turing’s Pilot ACE computer (1950) and the Apollo 10 command module that went into lunar orbit in 1969. Our Library and Archives collection includes rare and significant items such as the first printed translation and commentary of Ptolemy’s Almagest and Charles Babbage’s drawings for his calculating machines. The museum has pioneered interactive science interpretation for over 80 years, while the Tomorrow’s World and Who Am I? galleries are flagships for discovering cuttingedge science. The museum attracts over 3.3 million visits annually. Between 2014 and 2019 over one-third of public space at the Science Museum will have been transformed through the masterplan. Exciting new galleries are set to open in autumn 2019 with Science City 1550 – 1800: The Linbury Gallery that will explore London’s unique role in the evolution of scientific thinking and new Medicine Galleries that will transform the first floor of the museum, creating a new home for the extraordinary collections of Henry Wellcome and the Science Museum.
The National Railway Museum in York houses the world’s greatest collection of railway items and objects from the past 200 years. Set in former railway buildings close to York Station, the museum attracts visitors from around the world and tells inspiring stories of railway history and engineering. The National Railway Museum has an unrivalled collection of famous locomotives and royal carriages and has a busy programme of learning activities, exhibitions and events. VISION 2025 As the National Railway Museum approaches its 50th anniversary, it is embarking on a far reaching £50m transformation called Vision 2025. Split across nine separate projects, Vision 2025 will reimagine the National Railway Museum to tell epic stories of how the railways shaped the world, providing a much more interactive and engineering-focused experience for visitors. Vision 2025 will take place against the backdrop of York Central – one of the largest and most significant brownfield developments in the country close to the centre of York. Vision 2025 will see a new Central Gallery that will showcase the latest innovations and technology from the rail industry as well as a new interactive Wonderlab gallery and extensive redevelopment of the museum grounds to create a more attractive environment.
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