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Valley of the Shadow of DeathReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Science museumKensington, England
Science Museum
Science museumFounded 1909
KindScience museumKensington
Visitors a year2.99M2012
Founded1909
Best monthsMay–Jun · SepKensington
51.50° N, 0.17° WUTC+1 · British Summer Time
When to goKensington · weather score
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
October: high / low16° / 9°
About
Science Museum in brief
Science Museum is a science museum in Kensington, England, United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1909.
In 2012 it welcomed 2,989,000 visitors.
Its best-known works include Valley of the Shadow of Death, Rolls-Royce ACCEL and Coalbrookdale by Night.
For the trip, the weather in Kensington is best in May, June and September; in October afternoons average 16°.
Facts
- Kind
- Science museum
- Founded
- 1909
- Visitors
- 2,989,000 (2012)
- Town
- Kensington
- Region
- England
- Coordinates
- 51.49750° N, 0.17472° W
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Kensington
Month score for sightseeing
Best May–Jun · SepFestivals in Kensington
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun1
- Jul1
- Aug1
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov1
- Dec1
June
- British Summer Time (concerts)Music festival · Jun–Jul
August
- Notting Hill CarnivalCarnival
November
- Hyde Park Winter WonderlandChristmas market · Nov–Dec
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby
All museums in the United KingdomMore to see close by
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral
0.1 km SE
Museum
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Dana Library and Research Centre
0.3 km W
Museum
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Royal College of Music Museum
0.3 km NW
University museum
Around here
Kensington and around
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Kensington
England · United Kingdom
May–Jun · Sepbest months
23°July high
26 maltitude
Nature
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Serpentine
Lake · 17 m
Heritage
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Kensington Palace
scheduled monument · 1605
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