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A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes.
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Industry In Manchester - Virtual exhibits on everything from locomotives and aircrafts, to photography and nuclear power. Lists exhibitions, collections, events and contact details.
Bedford Museum - Features geology, archaeology, natural and social history of the region. Includes virtual exhibitions, details of exhibitions and events, educational programs, hours, fees and directions. Bedfordshire.
Meta Description: [ Bedford Museum Website ]
Catalyst - Science Discovery Centre - Science centre and museum devoted to chemistry and how the products of chemistry are used in every day life. Widnes, Cheshire.
Meta Description: [ Catalyst Science Discovery Centre ]
Colour Museum - Information on the exhibitions in two main galleries - the World of Colour, and Colour and Textiles. Includes interactive online exhibits, contacts and schedule of events. Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Meta Description: [ Society of Dyers and Colourists: The world's only professional society devoted exclusively to colour ]
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Folkestone Museum - Natural history museum with wide range of displays including archeological, geological and zoological material. Folkestone, Kent.
Glasgow Science Centre - Hands-on exhibits, science theatre and planetarium. Visitor details and calendar.
Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre - Visitor details for the Lovell Radio Telescope and the Jodrell Bank Observatory, the astronomy research centre of the University of Manchester. Cheshire.
Life Science Centre - Brings together science and biotechnology, research and education, entertainment and ethics. Newcastle upon Tyne.
Meta Description: [ The Centre for Life brings together science and biotechnology, research and education, entertainment and ethics on this single site. ]
Magna Science Adventure Centre - Collection includes architecture, aviation, design, industry, natural sciences, science and technology plus social history. Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford - Exhibiting the history of science. Online exhibits include The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe and The Geometry of War, 1500-1750
Meta Description: [ website of the museum of the history of science, oxford ]
Museum of Victorian Science - Features a virtual tour of Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory, display of working Geissler, Bouquet, Railway and early x-ray tubes, and electric flame-laden demonstrations. Visits by appointment only. Includes directions. Located in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Meta Description: [ Museum of Victorian Science, Glaisdale. A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Bouquet Tubes, Railway Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and many more crackling spark, electric flame laden demonstrations. ]
National Space Science Centre - Space museum and discovery centre in Leicester. Ticket and booking details. Site map and attraction information.
Science Museum - London museum and library of science. Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology. Includes online exhibits and a learning area.
Meta Description: [ The Science Museum's web site offers information on the history of science, industry and medicine and how their impact on our lives. Online exhibitions, view the collections, special events and information for visitors. ]
South Downs Planetarium - Seats 100 people. Created to promote a greater public understanding of science and to encourage more young people to take up science as a career. Chichester.
The Freud Museum of London - The London home of Sigmund and his daughter Anna Freud. Now a museum containing Freud's library, and his collection of antiquities.
Meta Description: [ Sigmund Freud's last house, now a museum. See his couch, antiquities, library and working environment. The museum has an education programme, research centre and shop. ]
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow - Collection and web images include rocks and minerals, zoological specimens, human anatomical collection, coins and medals.
Meta Description: [ The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ]
The Manchester Museum - International collection of natural history artifacts. Newly opened aquarium and vivarium. Site of first international Mummy Tissue Bank.
The Museum of 10,000 Wonderful Things - Collection features anthropology, botany, zoology and other areas of natural history. Includes details of exhibits and contact information. Located in London.
Meta Description: [ Museum of 10,000 Wonderful Things: Marvellous, Quaint, Curious & Rare ]
The Natural History Museum - The national museum of natural history. Major research and teaching collections cover botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology, mainly from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Online tour of the galleries. London
Meta Description: [ The Natural History Museum, London, England, home page ]
The Observatory Science Centre - Hands-on science among the domes and telescopes of the former Royal Greenwich Observatory. Herstmonceux, East Sussex.
Meta Description: [ Herstmonceux Science Centre. Hands-on science among the domes and telescopes of te former Royal Greenwich Observatory. ]
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret - Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list. London.
Meta Description: [ The site looks at the history of the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, in Southwark, near London Bridge, one of the most important sites for medical, surgical and victorian history. It deals with medical history, history of surgery, history of mediine and the history of herbal me... ]
Thinktank - Museum of science and discovery, with business venue facilities and an IMAX cinema. Includes information about exhibits and online booking. Birmingham.
Meta Description: [ Thinktank, a world-class family attraction at Millennium Point in Birmingham, is an innovative science museum offering an entirely new experience ]
Whipple Museum of the History of Science - Science and its applications from physics to phrenology and from magnetism to microscopy. Scientific instruments, models, prints, books, and related objects. Cambridge.
Meta Description: [ The Whipple Museum is a world-class collection of scientific instruments, covering all branches of science and its applications from physics to phrenology and from magnetism to microscopy ]
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