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Science Museum Blog News and insights from the Science Museum in London.
- How to Build A Synthetic Human Chromosome
by Roger Highfield on December 4, 2025 at 7:20 pmRoger Highfield, Science Director, describes the first real stride toward writing human genomes from scratch. The post How to Build A Synthetic Human Chromosome appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Science Museum Christmas gift guide 2025
by Science Museum on November 14, 2025 at 11:23 amThe countdown to Christmas has begun and we’ve got the perfect launchpad for your festive shopping with the Science Museum 2025 Christmas gift guide. The post Science Museum Christmas gift guide 2025 appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- How lasers and atoms could change the future of computation
by Roger Highfield on November 7, 2025 at 11:51 amAt the National Quantum Computing Centre, Science Director Roger Highfield discovers how atoms wrangled by laser beams are powering a remarkable new kind of computer—one that ‘thinks’ in quantum probabilities, not binary certainties. The post How lasers and atoms could change the future of computation appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Why Space Needs Explaining
by Guest authors on November 5, 2025 at 9:29 amRockets grab attention, but satellites keep Britain running. Libby Jackson, Head of Space, agrees with the conclusions of a new House of Lords report: understanding space is not a luxury — it’s critical for the nation. The post Why Space Needs Explaining appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Marking World Stroke Day
by Alana Surowiec on October 29, 2025 at 9:48 amTo mark World Stroke Day, Assistant Curator Alana Surowiec explores some of the incredible objects in the collection that have transformed how this life-threatening condition is diagnosed and reflects upon her own personal experience. The post Marking World Stroke Day appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Inspirational conservationist Dame Jane Goodall’s remarkable legacy
by Science Museum on October 2, 2025 at 11:13 amConservationist Dame Jane Goodall, whose work changed humanity’s view of itself and animals, has died aged 91. The post Inspirational conservationist Dame Jane Goodall’s remarkable legacy appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- The Art of Science and Nature Trail
by Rebecca Mellor on September 11, 2025 at 4:51 pmFrom the importance of green urban spaces for our wellbeing to evocative depictions of industrialisation, this trail invites you to discover new ways to explore the art of science and nature. The post The Art of Science and Nature Trail appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Billion-year trickle on asteroid Ryugu revises the origins of Earth’s water
by Roger Highfield on September 10, 2025 at 3:01 pmScience Director Roger Highfield reports on a new discovery about the source of Earth’s water. The post Billion-year trickle on asteroid Ryugu revises the origins of Earth’s water appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- The Future of Wheat: How Science Could Reinvent a Top Protein Source
by Roger Highfield on September 2, 2025 at 2:24 pmWheat is the world’s leading source of dietary plant-based protein. Inspired by the Science Museum’s Future of Food exhibition, Science Director Roger Highfield asks: what role will wheat play in feeding a warming world? The post The Future of Wheat: How Science Could Reinvent a Top Protein Source appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Remembering Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley
by Rachel Boon on August 15, 2025 at 8:07 amCurator Rachel Boon reflects on the remarkable life of computing pioneer Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley. The post Remembering Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
V&A Blog News, articles and stories from the V&A
- How to… Make your Illustration Award entry stand out from the crowd
by Juliet Ceresole on December 5, 2025 at 10:06 amThe V&A Illustration Awards 2024 are now open and we are looking forward to seeing this year’s entries! The awards are free to enter here and you can find information about the competition categories in... The post How to… Make your Illustration Award entry stand out from the crowd appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Divine Jewelsby Isabelle Vogel on December 4, 2025 at 2:22 pm
An important early chapter in Kazumi Arikawa’s lifelong pursuit of beauty unfolded in the galleries of the Victoria and Albert Museum. His first encounter with the museum proved to be transformative. Standing before the museum’s... The post Divine Jewels appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Look What Jazz Grant Found at V&A East Storehouseby Georgia Haseldine on December 4, 2025 at 11:59 am
Multimedia artist Jazz Grant has been searching through the collections at V&A East Storehouse, finding inspiration for a new mural commission for Hackney Central Library to be unveiled in 2026. Jazz is renowned for her... The post Look What Jazz Grant Found at V&A East Storehouse appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Confucius for Children: Twenty-Four Cases of Filial Pietyby Olivia Cheung on December 3, 2025 at 10:07 am
Students on the V&A / RCA History of Design Postgraduate Programme can enrich their learning experience by contributing to live museum projects. In this series, we share some of the exciting discoveries made by students... The post Confucius for Children: Twenty-Four Cases of Filial Piety appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Inside SECOND LANGUAGE: BODUR’s Live-Making Practiceby Rubén Salgado Pérez on December 1, 2025 at 6:37 pm
Caption: BODUR at V&A East Storehouse, photographed by Morrigan Rawson ahead of Second Language There is a particular kind of bravery required to make work in public — the kind that asks an artist to stand inside the unknown and let others witness what happens. BODUR arrives at V&A East this December with a practice shaped by lineage, experimentation and an unusually intimate relationship to sound. Her work has long operated in the space where memory becomes method, where the inherited architecture of the Arabic maqam system meets the unruly possibilities of contemporary production, improvisation and collaborative making. As BODUR... The post Inside SECOND LANGUAGE: BODUR’s Live-Making Practice appeared first on V&A Blog.
- dRMM: Building from Forestsby Anna Bates on November 28, 2025 at 1:48 pm
What if the design and construction of buildings were shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest? In 2022, architecture practice dRMM, along with partners in science and manufacturing, were asked by Forestry Commission England to address... The post dRMM: Building from Forests appeared first on V&A Blog.
- African history at the V&A: objects and interpretationby Ellen Wheatley on November 28, 2025 at 10:15 am
Since 2016, the African Heritage Tours at the V&A have offered visitors a unique lens through which to explore the museum’s collection. Developed through the African Heritage volunteer programme, these tours highlight a trail of... The post African history at the V&A: objects and interpretation appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Trialing the V&A MCP server: A new way to search the V&A Collectionsby Shehar Bano on November 25, 2025 at 2:13 pm
A new way to search the V&A Collections We’re excited to announce the trial launch of our V&A MCP Server, a new way for AI tools including services such as ChatGPT and Claude to access... The post Trialing the V&A MCP server: A new way to search the V&A Collections appeared first on V&A Blog.
- 5 things to know about Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends at Young V&Aby V&A on November 25, 2025 at 9:01 am
As Wallace & Gromit, Morph, Shaun the Sheep and their Claymation friends step into Young V&A, we find out what you need to know. 1. Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends at Young V&A... The post 5 things to know about Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends at Young V&A appeared first on V&A Blog.
- The ‘innovative’ Kusuma Gallery awarded for its celebration of photography and the bookby Vicky Worsfold on November 24, 2025 at 5:18 pm
The Kusuma Gallery has been awarded ‘highly commended’ in the SCONUL Library Design Awards 2025. The Award showcases and celebrates the very best in recent UK and Ireland academic library design and we are delighted to have been recognised in such a strong field. These triennial awards returned after a break during the Covid 19 pandemic and were open to projects completed between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2023. The Library Design Awards Panel is chaired by Dr Judith Keene, Director of Library Services, University of Worcester, who said: ‘It has been inspirational to learn of the wide range... The post The ‘innovative’ Kusuma Gallery awarded for its celebration of photography and the book appeared first on V&A Blog.
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- Minnesota Vikings Museum features shrines to legends Fran Tarkenton, Alan Page, Bud Grant and plenty of purple - Sports Collectors Digeston December 8, 2025 at 6:35 pm
Minnesota Vikings Museum features shrines to legends Fran Tarkenton, Alan Page, Bud Grant and plenty of purple Sports Collectors Digest
- First Look: Eat inside the Wichita Art Museum - Wichita By E.B.on December 8, 2025 at 6:31 pm
First Look: Eat inside the Wichita Art Museum Wichita By E.B.
- Donut Holiday Cruise-In & Toy Drive at the Petersen Automotive Museum | THE SHOP - theshopmag.comon December 8, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Donut Holiday Cruise-In & Toy Drive at the Petersen Automotive Museum | THE SHOP theshopmag.com
- FloraCraft sponsors Sandcastles Children’s Museum Christmas party - Midland Daily Newson December 8, 2025 at 6:28 pm
FloraCraft sponsors Sandcastles Children’s Museum Christmas party Midland Daily News
- Louvre Museum workers announce strike over conditions and security - NonStop Local KHQon December 8, 2025 at 6:28 pm
Louvre Museum workers announce strike over conditions and security NonStop Local KHQ
- Christmas Gala Begins Holiday Season At Madera County Museum - Sierra News Onlineon December 8, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Christmas Gala Begins Holiday Season At Madera County Museum Sierra News Online
- A small museum with a big impact on northwest art - Everett Heraldon December 8, 2025 at 6:25 pm
A small museum with a big impact on northwest art Everett Herald
- Press Release: Van Hollen and Mfume Propose Legislation to Establish National Museum of the Blind People's Movement - Quiver Quantitativeon December 8, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Press Release: Van Hollen and Mfume Propose Legislation to Establish National Museum of the Blind People's Movement Quiver Quantitative
- Press Release: Mfume and Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Establish National Museum of the Blind People's Movement - Quiver Quantitativeon December 8, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Press Release: Mfume and Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Establish National Museum of the Blind People's Movement Quiver Quantitative
- Museum's replacement with housing could bring big downtown development - Yahooon December 8, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Museum's replacement with housing could bring big downtown development Yahoo
- Head of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History to depart - 90.5 WESAon December 8, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Head of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History to depart 90.5 WESA
- Museum's replacement with housing could bring big downtown development - Milwaukee Journal Sentinelon December 8, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Museum's replacement with housing could bring big downtown development Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Fight in the Museum: Area artists on the work and wisdom of Mel Leipzig - Community Newson December 8, 2025 at 6:15 pm
Fight in the Museum: Area artists on the work and wisdom of Mel Leipzig Community News
- Louvre December strike adds to post-heist woes: How the museum’s bad year stacks up - Fast Companyon December 8, 2025 at 6:03 pm
Louvre December strike adds to post-heist woes: How the museum’s bad year stacks up Fast Company
- ‘An entertainment pavilion on bones’: new Russian museum opens in occupied Mariupol - The Art Newspaperon December 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm
‘An entertainment pavilion on bones’: new Russian museum opens in occupied Mariupol The Art Newspaper
- Raclin Murphy Museum of Art receives exceptional gift from the Marten Charitable Foundation - Notre Dame Newson December 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art receives exceptional gift from the Marten Charitable Foundation Notre Dame News
- When the NHRA Finals Got Rained Out: My Pomona Adventure in a 710-HP Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak - HOT ROD Networkon December 8, 2025 at 5:53 pm
When the NHRA Finals Got Rained Out: My Pomona Adventure in a 710-HP Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak HOT ROD Network
- The 2025 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide - Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)on December 8, 2025 at 5:42 pm
The 2025 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Water leak damages hundreds of historical documents at Paris' Louvre Museum - TMJ4 Newson December 8, 2025 at 5:38 pm
Water leak damages hundreds of historical documents at Paris' Louvre Museum TMJ4 News
- The BYU Museum of Art hosts a sketch night - BYU Daily Universeon December 8, 2025 at 5:30 pm
The BYU Museum of Art hosts a sketch night BYU Daily Universe
- Christmas Cheer At The Marias Museum Open House This Tuesday From 4:30 To 8 PM - KSEN AM 1150on December 8, 2025 at 5:26 pm
Christmas Cheer At The Marias Museum Open House This Tuesday From 4:30 To 8 PM KSEN AM 1150
- The Bank of Bennington Foundation donates $50K to Bennington Museum for historic renovation project - Bennington Banneron December 8, 2025 at 5:26 pm
The Bank of Bennington Foundation donates $50K to Bennington Museum for historic renovation project Bennington Banner
- Pearl Harbor museum launches $51 drive to revive WWII battleground - Aerospace Global Newson December 8, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Pearl Harbor museum launches $51 drive to revive WWII battleground Aerospace Global News
- Soo Locks Children’s Museum receives $50,000 for financial education exhibit - 910news.comon December 8, 2025 at 5:05 pm
Soo Locks Children’s Museum receives $50,000 for financial education exhibit 910news.com
- New Miwuk Museum And Cultural Center Opens In Angels Camp - Mother Lode's News - myMotherLode.comon December 8, 2025 at 5:01 pm
New Miwuk Museum And Cultural Center Opens In Angels Camp Mother Lode's News - myMotherLode.com
- Tulsa Air and Space Museum mourns loss of founder - fox23.comon December 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Tulsa Air and Space Museum mourns loss of founder fox23.com
- Susan B. Anthony Museum & House announces new president and CEO - Spectrum Newson December 8, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House announces new president and CEO Spectrum News
- FT: Ford CEO warns of Europe becoming manufacturing "museum" - Automotive Worldon December 8, 2025 at 4:31 pm
FT: Ford CEO warns of Europe becoming manufacturing "museum" Automotive World
- Mfume, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum - Representative Kweisi Mfume | (.gov)on December 8, 2025 at 4:22 pm
Mfume, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum Representative Kweisi Mfume | (.gov)
- OPERATION MINCEMEAT to Partner With Cradle of Aviation Museum for Onsite Scavenger Hunt - BroadwayWorld.comon December 8, 2025 at 4:20 pm
OPERATION MINCEMEAT to Partner With Cradle of Aviation Museum for Onsite Scavenger Hunt BroadwayWorld.com
- Glass Museum Will Screen ‘The Provincetown Print’ - CapeNews.neton December 8, 2025 at 4:15 pm
Glass Museum Will Screen ‘The Provincetown Print’ CapeNews.net
- Planned December 15 strike at France's Louvre Museum adds to catalogue of woes - Reuterson December 8, 2025 at 4:14 pm
Planned December 15 strike at France's Louvre Museum adds to catalogue of woes Reuters
- Barbie exhibition opens at New York State Museum - NEWS10 ABCon December 8, 2025 at 4:12 pm
Barbie exhibition opens at New York State Museum NEWS10 ABC
- “Shadow & Light” Opens at Key West Museum - Florida Weeklyon December 8, 2025 at 4:11 pm
“Shadow & Light” Opens at Key West Museum Florida Weekly
- Museum of the Southwest’s legendary holiday party is back - Odessa Americanon December 8, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Museum of the Southwest’s legendary holiday party is back Odessa American
- University of Mississippi Museum Keepsake Features Walk of Champions, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium - The Local Voiceon December 8, 2025 at 3:51 pm
University of Mississippi Museum Keepsake Features Walk of Champions, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium The Local Voice
- Holiday sale at Wendell Gilley Museum Store - Mount Desert Islanderon December 8, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Holiday sale at Wendell Gilley Museum Store Mount Desert Islander
- Student printmaking show at Cahoon Museum through Dec. 21 - Wicked Localon December 8, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Student printmaking show at Cahoon Museum through Dec. 21 Wicked Local
- Museum of Fulton County's Christmas at the Cabin: Free fun at the fairgrounds | Good Day on WTOL 11 - WTOLon December 8, 2025 at 3:28 pm
Museum of Fulton County's Christmas at the Cabin: Free fun at the fairgrounds | Good Day on WTOL 11 WTOL
- Santa visit draws more than 100 children to Port Huron area museum - Times Heraldon December 8, 2025 at 3:26 pm
Santa visit draws more than 100 children to Port Huron area museum Times Herald
- 8 Matisse paintings stolen from Brazilian museum - upi.comon December 8, 2025 at 3:16 pm
8 Matisse paintings stolen from Brazilian museum upi.com
- Sandwich Historical Society seeks volunteers to support Stone Mill Museum - WSPYnews.comon December 8, 2025 at 3:12 pm
Sandwich Historical Society seeks volunteers to support Stone Mill Museum WSPYnews.com
- Philadelphia’s Traveling Museum Showcases Black Art Collectors - PHILADELPHIA.Todayon December 8, 2025 at 3:07 pm
Philadelphia’s Traveling Museum Showcases Black Art Collectors PHILADELPHIA.Today
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History director departing for new role - The Business Journalson December 8, 2025 at 3:03 pm
Carnegie Museum of Natural History director departing for new role The Business Journals
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History director Gretchen Baker to depart - TribLIVE.comon December 8, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Carnegie Museum of Natural History director Gretchen Baker to depart TribLIVE.com
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History director steps down to take job in Chicago - Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteon December 8, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Carnegie Museum of Natural History director steps down to take job in Chicago Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Emirati families’ heirlooms and oral histories on display in a new Abu Dhabi museum - https-//www.semafor.comon December 8, 2025 at 2:59 pm
Emirati families’ heirlooms and oral histories on display in a new Abu Dhabi museum https-//www.semafor.com
- India’s best-known artist gets his own museum—in Qatar - The Economiston December 8, 2025 at 2:48 pm
India’s best-known artist gets his own museum—in Qatar The Economist
- 'The Last Supper:' Boise Art Museum exhibits artist’s lifework on death row final meals - Boise State Public Radioon December 8, 2025 at 2:39 pm
'The Last Supper:' Boise Art Museum exhibits artist’s lifework on death row final meals Boise State Public Radio
- Winter Open House Is Set At Cahoon Museum - CapeNews.neton December 8, 2025 at 2:30 pm
Winter Open House Is Set At Cahoon Museum CapeNews.net
