Science Museum
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.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 feet (20 metres)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …has 3 floors
- …has a saltbox roof
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Description: science museum in London, United Kingdom
- Address: London
- Also known as“Science Museum, London”“The Science Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Natural History Museum and Royal Albert Hall.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in London, England…
350 feet south of Science Museum
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
1,300 feet north of Science Museum
Queen’s Tower
The Queen's Tower is a 287-foot tower topped with a copper-covered dome.
380 feet northwest of Science Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Kensington and Brompton.
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park.
Science Museum
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Latitude
51.4974° or 51° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.17623° or 0° 10′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3XFRWF+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = public
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Science Museum” goes by many names.
متحف العلومArabic
Լոնդոնի գիտության թանգարանArmenian
Zientzia MuseoaBasque
সায়েন্স মিউজিয়াম, লন্ডনBengali
Музей на наукатаBulgarian
Science Museum de LondresCatalan
科学博物馆Chinese
Muzej znanostiCroatian
Muzej znanosti u LondonuCroatian
Science MuseumCzech
Vědecké muzeumCzech
Science MuseumDanish
Science MuseumDutch
Scienca Muzeo de LondonoEsperanto
Londoni TeadusmuuseumEstonian
Science MuseumEstonian
Science MuseumFinnish
მეცნიერების მუზეუმიGeorgian
მეცნიერების მუზეუმი (ლონდონი)Georgian
Μουσείο Επιστήμης του ΛονδίνουGreek
Μουσείο Επιστημών, ΛονδίνοGreek
מוזיאון המדעHebrew
London Science MuseumHungarian
Vísindasafnið í LondonIcelandic
Museum Sains, LondonIndonesian
Músaem EolaíochtIrish
Músaem Eolaíocht, LondainIrish
Museo della scienzaItalian
サイエンス・ミュージアムJapanese
ロンドン科学博物館Japanese
과학박물관Korean
Londono mokslo muziejusLithuanian
Научен музејMacedonian
Science MuseumNorwegian
Science MuseumNorwegian Bokmål
London Science MuseumNorwegian Nynorsk
موزه علومPersian
موزه علوم لندنPersian
Muzeum Nauki w LondyniePolish
Muzeul Științei din LondraRomanian
Музей наукиRussian
Музеј науке у ЛондонуSerbian
Science MuseumSerbo-Croatian
Science MuseumSlovenian
Science MuseumSwedish
அறிவியல் அருங்காட்சியகம்Tamil
அறிவியல் அருங்காட்சியகம், இலண்டன்Tamil
సైన్స్ మ్యూజియం, లండన్Telugu
Londra Bilim MüzesiTurkish
Музей наукиUkrainian
Музей науки (Лондон)Ukrainian
سائنس میوزیم، لندنUrdu
Ilm-fan va sanoat milliy muzeyiUzbek
London Ilm-Fan MuzeyiUzbek
Bảo tàng Khoa học, Luân ĐônVietnamese
Yr Amgueddfa WyddoniaethWelsh
וויסנשאפט מוזייYiddish
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