Science Museum

The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in , London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in London, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Ilm-fan va sanoat milliy muzeyi”, “Ilm-Fan Va Sanoat Milliy Muzeyi”, “London Ilm-Fan Muzeyi”, “Science Museum, London”, “The Science Museum”, and “ロンドン科学博物館”
  • Address: London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Natural History Museum and Royal Albert Hall.

Museum
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The in London, England… is situated 350 feet south of Science Museum.

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The is a concert hall on the northern edge of , , England. is situated 1,300 feet north of Science Museum.

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The Queen's Tower is a 287-foot topped with a copper-covered dome. is situated 380 feet northwest of Science Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kensington and Brompton.

Suburb
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is a district at the West End…

Suburb
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, sometimes called Old , is an area…

Suburb
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is a residential and retail district in , south of .

Science Museum

Latitude
51.4974° or 51° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.17623° or 0° 10′ 34″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Levels
3
Roof shape
saltbox
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C3XFRWF+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27765411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
13607931
Wiki­data ID
Q674773
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Science Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف العلوم”
  • Armenian: “Լոնդոնի գիտության թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Zientzia Museoa”
  • Bengali: “সায়েন্স মিউজিয়াম, লন্ডন”
  • Bulgarian: “Музей на науката”
  • Catalan: “Science Museum de Londres”
  • Chinese: “科学博物馆”
  • Croatian: “Muzej znanosti u Londonu”
  • Croatian: “Muzej znanosti”
  • Czech: “Science Museum”
  • Czech: “Vědecké muzeum”
  • Danish: “Science Museum”
  • Dutch: “Science Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Scienca Muzeo de Londono”
  • Estonian: “Londoni Teadusmuuseum”
  • Estonian: “Science Museum”
  • Finnish: “Science Museum”
  • French: “Musée de la science”
  • French: “Science Museum de Londres”
  • Georgian: “მეცნიერების მუზეუმი (ლონდონი)”
  • Georgian: “მეცნიერების მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Science Museum”
  • German: “Wissenschaftsmuseum”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Επιστήμης του Λονδίνου”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Επιστημών, Λονδίνο”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון המדע”
  • Hungarian: “London Science Museum”
  • Icelandic: “Vísindasafnið í London”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sains, London”
  • Irish: “Músaem Eolaíocht, Londain”
  • Irish: “Músaem Eolaíocht”
  • Italian: “Museo della scienza”
  • Japanese: “サイエンス・ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “과학박물관”
  • Lithuanian: “Londono mokslo muziejus”
  • Macedonian: “Научен музеј”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Science Museum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “London Science Museum”
  • Norwegian: “Science Museum”
  • Persian: “موزه علوم لندن”
  • Persian: “موزه علوم”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Nauki w Londynie”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Ciência (Londres)”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Ciência”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Științei din Londra”
  • Russian: “Музей науки”
  • Serbian: “Музеј науке у Лондону”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Science Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Science Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Ciencias de Londres”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Ciencias”
  • Swedish: “Science Museum”
  • Tamil: “அறிவியல் அருங்காட்சியகம், இலண்டன்”
  • Tamil: “அறிவியல் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Telugu: “సైన్స్ మ్యూజియం, లండన్”
  • Turkish: “Londra Bilim Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей науки (Лондон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей науки”
  • Urdu: “سائنس میوزیم، لندن”
  • Uzbek: “London ilm-fan muzeyi”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Khoa học, Luân Đôn”
  • Welsh: “Yr Amgueddfa Wyddoniaeth”
  • Yiddish: “וויסנשאפט מוזיי”

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