The Science Museum

Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, South West London, SW7 2DD

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If you’re looking for a London event venue with a difference for your next corporate or private event, then look no further.

Fashionably located in South Kensington, the award-winning Science Museum offers you a first-class event experience. The award-winning galleries at the Science Museum provide a wow-factor backdrop for all events. The range of venues, as diverse in size as subject matter, can accommodate occasions from intimate banquets to a dance and dinner for up to 400 guests For corporate events including conferences, gala dinners, award ceremonies, product launches, Christmas parties, exhibitions, press briefings, film premieres and team-building we have a range of innovative and interactive galleries, as diverse in size as subject matter. The 400-seat Ronson Theatre and a 700 square metre blank-canvas space are also available for daytime or evening corporate hire, as well as smaller dedicated daytime conference facilities such as the elegant Directors Suite or the contemporary and wired Dana Centre. For private celebratory events, including engagement, wedding, anniversary or retirement parties and bar or bat mitzvahs, the stunning Museum galleries, ranging from the traditional and elegant to the contemporary and interactive, are available to hire after 18:00 daily. As an internationally renowned, unique London venue the Science Museum will spoil you for choice time and time again. The finest industry suppliers, all fully accredited by the Museum, alongside the experienced in-house events team, will deliver the perfect event, whatever your occasion. Branding and cost-effective entertainment options, all inherently unique to the Science Museum, are also available. From guided tours or motion-theatre rides, to gallery-related character actors mingling with your guests, we have the right chemistry for a truly memorable event.

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•Centrally located in South Kensington, less than 5 minutes walk from the London Underground tube station (Piccadilly, Circle, District lines) and less than 2 miles from London Victoria rail station
•Superb conference facilities for up to 400 delegates
•A range of unique galleries available for corporate events, accommodating up to 750 guests in one gallery or 2000 using a combination of galleries for receptions, or sit-down dinners for up to 400
•Team-building days with a difference in our vast blank-canvas space, incorporating a range of Museum activities
•Expert in-house technical support throughout your event
•Extensive list of accredited leading industry suppliers to choose from for all event services
•Assistance from our professional team helping you to deliver the perfect event

Room Information

The Science Museum has 12 rooms. The largest, Making the Modern World, holds up to 750 guests standing or 400 seated.

Energy Hall500 standing
Exploring Space180 seated300 standing
Making the Modern World400 seated750 standing
Wellcome Wing - Antenna350 seated450 standing
Wellcome Wing - Who Am I?300 standing
Wellcome Wing - Atmosphere50 seated160 standing
Wellcome Wing - Engineer Your Future200 standing
IMAX The Ronson Theatre400 seated
Flight400 seated400 standing
Information Age492 standing
Director's Suite90 seated150 standing
Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery250 seated400 standingevenings only

Travel Information

Nearest Tube Station
South Kensington (about 6 min walk)

Nearest Tube Station
Gloucester Road (about 9 min walk)

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Getting to The Science Museum by public transport

In Chelsea & Fulham, The Science Museum is about 6 minutes' walk from South Kensington (Tube) and about 9 minutes from Gloucester Road (Tube). Walking times are estimates.

Getting to The Science Museum by car

For sat nav, use the postcode SW7 2DD.

The Science Museum is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone rules may apply to vehicles driven in London, so check Transport for London for the latest charges.

Getting to The Science Museum by air

The nearest major airports are London City (about 10 miles away) and Heathrow (about 12 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.

The Science Museum for launches, awards and parties in South Kensington

On Exhibition Road, the award-winning Science Museum turns its galleries into event spaces as varied in size as in subject, from the Director's Suite seating 90 to Making the Modern World with 750 at a reception.

A 700 square metre blank canvas

A 700 square metre blank-canvas space and the 400-seat Ronson Theatre can be hired for daytime or evening corporate events. Smaller daytime conferences suit the elegant Directors Suite or the contemporary, wired Dana Centre, so London conferences of every scale have a room.

Space, flight and the Information Age

Exploring Space takes 300 at a reception, Flight 400 and Information Age 492. Galleries on this scale give a product launch beside genuine icons of science a wow-factor backdrop, and press briefings and film premieres work equally well.

Dinners and ceremonies

Making the Modern World seats 400 and Wellcome Wing Antenna seats 350, so gala dinners and ceremonies that honour winners can be served at proper banquet scale.

Wonderlab and the Wellcome Wing

Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery holds 400 standing, and the Wellcome Wing spaces range from 160 to 450. There is room for a networking evening with space to roam, and the interactive galleries suit team-building days, with guided tours, motion-theatre rides and gallery-related character actors mingling with guests.

After 18:00 daily

Private celebrations, from engagement, wedding and anniversary parties to retirement parties and bar or bat mitzvahs, are held in the galleries after 18:00 each day. Christmas parties and other festive evenings also use the museum, a truly unique London venue with in-house events staff and accredited suppliers.

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