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From Early Years to Key Stage 4 and beyond, the National Science and Media Museum provides stunning opportunities to learn about the principles of light and sound and the science behind photography, film and television.

Inspire your class with our exciting interactive science shows, workshops and galleries, or experience a 3D documentary in our spectacular IMAX cinema—the biggest screen in the region.

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Still image of a CGI dinosaur from Walking with Dinosaurs

IMAX 3D: Walking with Dinosaurs

Educational IMAX film

Selected dates and times only

Experience a year in the life of hundreds of dinosaurs as they face the challenges of a changing world.

Games Lounge

Permanent gallery

Open 10.00–18.00 daily

Enjoy technology in action in our brilliantly retro Games Lounge. Play your way through gaming history with classic games, from Pac-Man to Super Mario Kart.

Life Online

Permanent gallery

Open 10.00–18.00 daily

How did our lives change when the internet was born? Find out in the world’s first gallery dedicated to the social, technological and cultural impact of the web.

Kodak Gallery

Permanent gallery

Open 10.00–18.00 daily

Take a journey through the history of photography. Step into a 19th century portrait studio, see hundreds of incredible objects from our collection, and watch the world’s first moving colour film.

TV Gallery

Permanent gallery

Open 10.00–18.00 daily

Explore the development, significance and cultural impact of TV—one of the most influential inventions of the last century.

IMAX 3D: Walking with Dinosaurs​

Games Lounge

Life Online

Kodak Gallery

TV Gallery

Part of the Science Museum Group

IMAX 3D: Walking with Dinosaurs