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The Dana Centre sometimes organises evenings at the Launchpad for adults - even better, because you don't have 8-year-olds hogging all the best bits!

Caroline | Homepage | 26.06.09 - 10:32 a.m. | #

I remember going to the Science Museum quite a few times when I was a lad, with the Cubs no less. At that age of course, I found the place with its interactive exhibits hugely enjoyable.

Here's to another 100 years!

Andrewh | 26.06.09 - 10:33 a.m. | #

I find it wryly amusing that you can see a genuine V2 rocket at both the Science Museum and the Imperial War Museum but at Pennemünde, where they were built, the museum has to make do with a replica.

Pedantic of Purley | 26.06.09 - 10:40 a.m. | #

And while you're there go and see Dan Dare and the Birth of High Tech Britain, and see the exhibit I loaned them...

Richard | Homepage | 26.06.09 - 11:24 a.m. | #

we've got exhibit in 'making the modern world' from the 1940s and one in the space hall from a couple of years ago...makes me proud that

Mr BW | 26.06.09 - 1:39 p.m. | #

I remember going there as a child. It had a 'children's gallery' where you could push metal buttons and turn satisfyingly clunky metal handles and see objects in glass cases move.

All very exciting - no other museums had anything nearly as interactive - so it was definitely our favourite out of the trio.

Oh my - how things have changed. Still, very fond memories.

Cal | Homepage | 26.06.09 - 1:59 p.m. | #

They may lack bells and whistles, but I rather like the maths & computing exhibitions.

three-legged-cat | 26.06.09 - 2:39 p.m. | #

I love the old Maths and Computing bits!

Is The Secret Life Of Machines still there?

Kirk | 26.06.09 - 8:33 p.m. | #

Still there
And may it never be replaced.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 27.06.09 - 12:55 a.m. | #

Very true.

I'll have to go back again soon.

Kirk | 29.06.09 - 7:04 p.m. | #

When I was a kid 40 years ago the highlight was the large plinth thing with the gold ball in the middle - try to grab it and it disapeared down into the plinth. When I was visiting the other month, I found it again - not on a staircase where it used to be, but in the basement.

My only complaint about the modern museum is that all the push-buttons have gone from the models in the steam hall. I used to have hours of fun pushing the buttons and making the models move. Not a treat that my own kids can have today.

Chris | Homepage | 02.07.09 - 8:59 p.m. | #











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