Science Museum (London)
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The Science Museum is one of the three large museums on Exhibition Road, London. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The museum is a big tourist attraction in London. The science museum is a great place.
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Established | 1857; 167 years ago (1857) (separate status formalised 1909) |
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Location | Exhibition Road, Kensington & Chelsea London, SW7 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51.4975°N 0.174722°W / 51.4975; -0.174722 |
Visitors | 3,251,000 (2017)[1] Ranked 6th nationally |
Director | Ian Blatchford |
Public transit access | South Kensington |
Website | sciencemuseum.org.uk |
National Museum of Science and Industry | |
National Media Museum · National Railway Museum (Shildon Locomotion Museum) · Science Museum (Dana Centre, Science Museum Swindon) |
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It has been free to enter the Science Museum since 1 December 2001. This is because it is paid for by the government. People may have to pay to enter the temporary exhibitions.