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g Victoria and the tranquil John Madejski to the moon in May 1969.
Albert Museum Garden, which is also used The Information Age,
for commissioned on the second floor,
Cromwell Rd, SW7. Map B4. Tel 020 installations. The tracks the exciting
7942 2000. @ 14, 74, 414, C1. 1 museum’s restaurant developments in
South Kensington. Open 10am– is made up of three communication
5:45pm daily (to 10pm Fri; check ornately designed and information
website for details). Closed 24–26 Dec. technologies
8 7 0 - = ∑ vam.ac.uk rooms dating from
the Victorian period. over the last
The Victoria and Albert Museum A programme of 200 years. The
(V&A) contains one of the world’s exhibitions, some pioneering
greatest collections of art and of them free, Command module from the Apollo 10 NeXT computer
design, with an eclectic array comple ments the space mission, Science Museum is featured in
of treasures ranging from early permanent displays, this gallery. The
Christian devotional objects and there are regular lectures, Flight gallery, on the third floor,
and the religious art of Southeast daily tours and special events. is packed with an array of flying
Asia to Baroque sculpture and contraptions: biplanes, fighter
cutting-edge furniture design. planes, and part of a jumbo jet.
Originally founded in 1852 as h Science Museum The Wellcome Wing offers four
the Museum of Manufactures, Exhibition Rd, SW7. Map A4. Tel 0870 floors of interactive technology,
it was built to inspire students 870 4868. @ 14, 74, 414, C1. 1 including “Who Am I?”, an
and improve the standard of South Kensing ton. Open 10am–6pm exhibition exploring the science
British design. It was renamed daily. Closed 24–26 Dec. & for IMAX, of being human. The wing
by Queen Victoria in memory special exhibitions and simulators has an IMAX 3D cinema and
of Prince Albert in 1899, the year only. 8 7 - = a breathtaking simulator ride.
the current building was begun. ∑ sciencemuseum.org.uk Many of the exhibits are
Over 130 galleries, covering aimed specifically at young
fashion, photography, ceramics, Centuries of scientific and people. In the basement, the
furniture and many other areas, technological development Garden is an interactive space
house items spanning nearly lie at the heart of the Science for 3–6 year olds, while the
5,000 years of art. Displays are Museum’s extensive collections. Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery,
arranged by both geography The exhibits are a tribute to on the third floor, offers an
and material. Individual galleries mankind’s inventiveness and excellent hands-on experience
are devoted to the museum’s curiosity, and include looms for older children. Different
outstanding collections of and steam engines, spacecraft, days are for different age
Japanese, Chinese and Korean aero engines, and the very first groups, so should be checked
artifacts, and also to such subjects mechanical computers. in advance, and there is a
across different periods. The The Energy Hall dominates charge for entry, except
museum’s many highlights the ground floor and contains for school visits during
include the 17th-century Great the still-operational Harle term time.
Bed of Ware, the stunning Ardabil Syke Mill Engine of 1903.
Carpet from Iran, the exquisite The Exploring Space and
Three Graces sculpture by Antonio Making the Modern World
Canova, and the almost life-size displays include the
Tippoo’s Tiger (1790), which Apollo 10 spacecraft
conceals a mechanical organ. that carried three
The central courtyard features astronauts

Elegant Italianate courtyard with an elliptical pool at the John Madejski Garden in the Victoria and Albert Museum
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