Read our latest news, and learn about the people, ideas and inspirations behind our work at Science Gallery London.
It may not be obvious on a first visit to Science Gallery London, but the building originally dates from the early 18th century when it was part of the original Guy’s Hospital. The east wing of the hospital, where the Gallery is now situated, was bombed in the Second World War and reconstructed in the late 60s.Last night, the work undertaken to transform this building...
Read MoreIn spring 2020 Science Gallery London will explore personal perspectives on gender today through the lenses of art and science in a new exhibition and events season.
Read MoreConsider Falling is one of the first pieces greeting visitors to ON EDGE: Living in an Age of Anxiety. Rooted in research about depersonalisation disorders (DPD) and interviews with service users at King's College London's Depersonalisation Research Unit, artist Sarah Howe has created an immersive environment of mirrors, fragments of interviews, and repeated gestures of anxiety.
Read MoreDuring our DARK MATTER season in 2019, Young Leader Laura-Joy Pieters was inspired by Vera Rubin, the first scientist to discover dark matter.
Read MoreI chucked buckets of paint, glitter and washing up liquid over 7 people. It was all for art… and science.
Read MoreFrom making lava in Guy’s Courtyard, to keeping skin cells alive in an incubator powered by bees, it’s been a busy first year at Science Gallery London!
Read MoreAged 15-25 and want to build your skills, experience and confidence in a unique cultural venue in the heart of London?
Read MoreSome of the most powerful work is made by people whose voices are less present in the mainstream. The first group of Science Gallery London Young Leaders are eight young people who represent the incredible talent and diversity of our city…
Read MoreBy Mohyuddin Patel, Mediator during the DARK MATTER season
Read MoreWe all experience anxiety to some extent during our lives and from 19 September, our new exhibition and events season, ON EDGE: Living in an Age of Anxiety, will explore creative and positive responses to our anxious times.
Read MoreMy film, HIGGS, In Search of the Anti-Motti, introduces a human dimension into the huge-scale particle accelerator experiments which scientists use to understand the Universe.
Read MoreDrawing on research from the Department of Physics at King’s College London, DARK MATTER explores one of the biggest questions in physics today: what exactly makes up our Universe?
Read MoreOne of the biggest mysteries in physics today is what exactly makes up our Universe, and why – according to the world’s leading scientists – 95 per cent of it cannot be observed.
Read MoreIn the late 19th century, cabinet maker and beekeeper Johannes Mehring made a bold declaration: The beehive is a single ‘being.’…
Read MoreArtists Caitlin & Misha create artworks that play with culturally relevant, yet sometimes utopic examples of sharing communities, livable ecologies, and the transmutation of waste.
Read MoreSPARE PARTS explores the art, science, ethics and technology of human repair and alteration.
Can ‘spare parts’ exist outside the biological body? Are our bodies a sum of independent parts that are regenerated, enhanced, donated or altered?
Read MoreThe distinctive new season considers the emotional and psychological aspects of living with a replacement organ or limb; organic or engineered
Read MoreIn 2019 we will explore some of the most pressing issues facing society today through our ongoing programme of free exhibitions and events. Connect with cutting edge research from King's College London and participate in conversations around the latest thinking on subjects as wide-reaching as the future of the body, the make-up of the Universe and the causes and impact of anxiety. We can't wait to see you next year, we promise a few surprises are in store!
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