Home educators | Science Museum

Home educators | Science Museum
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Bookings are open for home educator visits up to 31 August 2026.
Home educating families are welcome to visit at any time. Explore our interactive galleries,
enjoy a 3D IMAX documentary
, our gaming experience
Power Up
and plenty more.
Home educators receive discounts for most paid activities during term times.
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Home educating families, networks and groups can check availability, build an itinerary and book using our group booking portal.
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Planning your visit
Things to see and do
Planning and booking your visit
Check the age range for the programmes below as only activities matching your age selection will appear. If you are booking different age ranges or dates, please place separate bookings.
During weekdays in term time, Wonderlab is set aside for specific age-groups on different days—please
check the group booking portal for your age group
.
You can book all dates online except
Home Educators’ Days
. Please note that bookings go off-sale one week in advance.
To book into Home Educators’ Days, please register
here
and call us at 033 0058 0058 (option 1, then option 3). A member of our team will place your booking.
Browse our
learning resources
for free activity sheets and gallery trails to encourage questioning and curiosity during your visit.
If you are including charged activities in your booking you will need to pay by credit or debit card at the time of booking. We are no longer able to offer invoices.
Once you have booked we will send an e-ticket that you must bring with you for entry into the museum and any activities you have included.
Please read our
booking terms and conditions
which will apply to your tickets.
Things to see and do
Home Educators Day
Category:
Learning activity
Dates vary
Enjoy shows, workshops, hands-on galleries and IMAX films alongside other homeschooling families.
Power Up–groups
Category:
Interactive gallery
Open daily: 10.00-17.30
A hands-on gaming experience featuring games and consoles from the past 50 years. For ages 7 upwards (KS2+).
Astronights—Groups
Category:
Event
Dates vary
Experience the museum after dark in the ultimate sleepover for groups. For ages 7-11 years (KS2).
Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery—Groups
Category:
Object gallery
Discover how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably to urgently decarbonise and limit climate change in our free gallery.
Ocean Odyssey 3D—groups
Category:
Educational IMAX film
Available on selected dates
Embark on an extraordinary journey through Earth’s vast ocean highways with a baby humpback whale to uncover the secrets of ocean currents. For ages 7 upwards (KS2+).
Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery–groups
Category:
Interactive gallery
Step into the fascinating world of STEM careers for a peek behind the scenes in our free interactive gallery. For ages 7 upwards (KS2+).
Wonderlab–Groups
Category:
Interactive gallery
Ignite curiosity about science and maths through hands-on exhibits and immersive experiences.
For KS2 and KS3.
Antarctica 3D (U) – Groups
Category:
Educational IMAX film
Available on selected dates
Meet the weird and wonderful creatures that thrive in Antarctica, revealing how what happens there affects every single one of us.
For KS2 upwards.
A Beautiful Planet 3D (U)–groups
Category:
Educational IMAX film
Available on selected dates
Experience life on the International Space Station as you travel into orbit around our home planet.
For KS2 upwards.
Under the Sea 3D (U) – Groups
Category:
Educational IMAX film
Available on selected dates
Dive in to marine habitats and come face-to-face with amazing sea creatures.
For KS1 upwards.
Flash Bang Wallop–schools
Category:
School session
Selected dates
An explosive show all about why things burn, the fire triangle and changing materials.
For KS2.
Wonder Show–schools
Category:
School session
Daily
An assortment of incredible experiments and demonstrations showing the wonder of science. For KS2 upwards.
Rocket Show–schools
Category:
School session
Selected dates
Discover how rockets get into space and back in this dynamic show.
For KS2–3.
Feel the Force–schools
Category:
School session
Available on selected dates
A dynamic show all about forces and magnets. For KS2.
Mission to Space–schools
Category:
School session
Dates vary
Journey through space and time in an out-of-this-world interactive show for KS2.
Science City 1550–1800: The Linbury Gallery–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Discover how London grew from a bustling capital city to a global hub for trade, commerce, and scientific inquiry.
For KS4 upwards (ages 14+).
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition 2D (U) – groups
Category:
Educational IMAX film
Available on selected dates
Follow the exhilarating lift off, landing and return of the historic Apollo 11 mission that put the first humans on the Moon.
Making the Modern World–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Discover remarkable objects - from the earliest steam train to medical breakthroughs - that have changed our lives.
For KS1 upwards.
Pattern Pod–groups
Category:
Interactive gallery
This multi-sensory gallery encourages excitement and curiosity about patterns in the world around us. For Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 (ages 4-7).
The Garden–groups
Category:
Interactive gallery
Hands-on area encouraging early exploration of science. For Nursery, Reception and Year 1 (ages 3-6).
Space – Groups
Category:
Object gallery
Open daily, 10.00-18.00
See iconic spacecraft and out-of-this-world objects in our exciting new free gallery.
Engineers–Groups
Category:
Object gallery
Celebrate engineers, how they shape the world we live in and their fascinating stories.
For KS3 upwards (ages 11+).
Flight–groups
Category:
Object gallery
See our incredible display of aircraft telling the story of powered flight.
For KS1 upwards.
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Spanning more than 500 years of history, these galleries provide a rich context for our experience of medicine and health today.
For KS2 upwards.
It Takes Guts–schools
Category:
School session
Available on selected dates
A gross, squirm-inducing show about the workings of the human digestive system. For KS2.
Who Am I?–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Explore the science of who we are through intriguing objects, artworks and interactive exhibits.
For KS3 upwards.
Information Age–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Discover how our lives have been transformed by information and communication technologies over the last 200 years.
For KS3 upwards.
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Discover the story of how mathematics has shaped our world.
For KS3 upwards.
SEN day
Category:
Learning activity
Various dates
SEN schools and groups are welcome to visit the museum at any time. Once a month we also host a Wonderlab day for SEN schools to get a quieter experience.
Energy Hall–groups
Category:
Object gallery
Trace the story of steam power and the lives of its inventors and users.
For KS3 upwards.
Future of Food – Groups
Category:
Exhibition
Open until 1 September 2026
A new, free exhibition about how food must change to protect the planet. Now extended until 1 September 2026 due to popular demand.