[ Amazing ] Been to Science Museum, London

Science museum is one of the three major museums in South Kensington, London. This museum is part of the national museum of science and industry. Museum of Science is a major tourist attraction in London. Like other national museums museum is funded by the public in English, science museums do not charge an entrance fee. As for the exhibition however, are usually charged an entrance fee.

Origins and History

Science Museum is a museum that was founded in 1857 under Bennet woodcroft from the collection of Royal Society of Arts and surplus items from the major exhibition as part of the South Kensington museum, along with what is now the Victoria and Albert museum. This includes collection of machines that became a museum in 1858 patents, and patent office museum in 1863. 

This collection contains many of the most famous exhibits of what is now the museum of science. In 1883, the contents of the patent office museum moved to South Kensington museum. In 1885, a collection of science and science museum named in 1893 was appointed a director of a separate collection of art changed its name to the art museum, which eventually became the Victoria and Albert museum.

When Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone for a new building for the museum of art, he determined that the museum will be renamed after her and her late husband. It originally applied to the entire museum, but when that new building finally opened ten years later, the title was limited to the collection of art and science collections should be divorced from it. On 26 June 1909, the museum of science, as an independent entity, came into the museum of science present quarters, designed by Sir Richard Allison, opened to the public in stages over the period 1919-1928. 

This building is known as the Eastern bloc, which began construction in 1913 and temporarily halted by World War i. As the name suggests it was meant to be the first building of a much larger project, which never materialized.

Collections

Science Museum now holds a collection of more than 300,000 items, including items like rocket Stephenson, puffing billy ( the oldest steam locomotive ), the first jet engine, the reconstruction of Francis Crick and James Watson dna model, some of the early steam engines remaining, working example of the difference engine charles Babbage ( and the latter, half preserved brains ), the first prototype of the 10,000- year clock to the present, and documentation of the first typewriter. 

It also contains hundreds of interactive exhibits. Final addition is the IMAX 3D Cinema showing science and nature documentaries, most of them in 3 - d, and the Wellcome Wing which focuses on digital technology Entrance has been free since 1 December 2001. 

Museum houses some of the many objects collected by Henry Wellcome around a medical theme. Fourth floor of the exhibition called " glimpses of medical history ", with reconstructions and dioramas the history of medicine is practiced. Gallery on the fifth floor called "the science and art of medicine ", with an exhibition of medical instruments and practices of the ancient days and from different countries. The collection is strong in clinical medicine, biosciences and public health. Museum is a member of the museum london & health treatment.

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