Past Projects

This collaborative project used the concept of science capital to understand how young people from all backgrounds engage with science.

This project brought over 600 students into the Science Museum as part of a school trip.

This project saw the Deltic diesel locomotive 55 002 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry undergo repair work and repainting at Locomotion.

For the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s funeral, this project restored the van which carried the statesman’s coffin.

How we used our understanding of science capital to engage young audiences with the galleries at the Science and Industry Museum.

This project saw a a bee-themed garden created at the Science and Industry Museum to host a large bee sculpture as part of the Bee in the City project.

Investigating the conceptualisation of the telephone in literature from 1876 to the present day, this project contributes to cross-disciplinary debates regarding technology, language and culture.

As part of our expanding work in and with China, this project explored opportunities to work with our collections in new ways.

For this project the Science Museum searched for people passionate about the technologies of music to collaboratively develop ideas for the museum’s collections.

This research network explored the potential for museums of science and technology to produce new kinds of historical exhibitions and events.