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Science Museum Turns 100
To commemorate the date the Museum became an independent organisation on 26 June 1909, the Science Museum will be:
The Centenary Journey will include ten ‘icons’ selected by Science Museum curators as ten of the most significant objects from the past centuries of science, engineering, technology and medicine. The public will then be invited to vote over the British summer for the object they believe has had the greatest impact on the past, present and future. The winner will be announced in October 2009. Chris Rapley, Director of the Science Museum, said, “The world has witnessed an incredible century of science – countless discoveries, inventions and endeavours that would have been unimaginable when the Science Museum came into being in 1909. Today, at a time of rapid and radical change for humankind, the Science Museum is committed to becoming the best place in the world for people to enjoy science, and gain insight and inspiration. Our centenary is a moment of reflection and celebration but is also an opportunity to look towards the future. What are the museum artefacts of the future? How will science, engineering, medicine and technology shape our lives in the next one hundred years? I, for one, am very excited to find out.” During its centenary year the Science Museum will open two new exhibitions: Cosmos & Culture on 23 July 2009 and Watt’s Workshop in April 2010. Cosmos & Culture traces the history of astronomy up to the present day exploring how different cultures have studied the night sky. It includes rare and beautiful objects from the Science Museum’s world-leading astronomy collection. The new Watt’s Workshop display will centre on the attic workshop of the renowned engineer James Watt. After his death in 1819, this fascinating time capsule of inventiveness was preserved in its entirety, and transferred to the Science Museum in the 1920s. The exhibition will explore manual creativity, science and business and aims to inspire whole new generations of James Watts by linking to new close-to-market models. To mark the end of the centenary year and the beginning of the next hundred years for the Science Museum, two of its galleries will be re-opened after major redevelopment and refurbishment: the new Who Am I? and Antenna Future will both open on 26 June 2010. On 26 June 2009, the Science Museum is also launching a Centenary Appeal with a target of £1million to help the Museum become one of the most admired in the world. To add to the birthday celebrations the Science Museum will hold a 3-day party (26-28 June) full of special science shows, performances and events open to school groups and the general public. Alongside the Science Museum’s own anniversary, a summer ‘space season’ will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings and will include family events, a mini sci-fi film festival, a space-themed Lates and highlights in the Exploring Space gallery. The centenary website, which includes details of how the public can get involved in any the Museum’s centenary celebrations, will also invite everyone to share their favourite memories of the Science Museum. For further information visit www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/centenary Science Museum Centenary Programme 2009-2010 26 June 2009: Science Museum’s 100 year anniversary
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The Science Museum, London, will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary on 26 June 2009 and has announced a year-long centenary programme to take the famous institution into the future.
