5 Science Museums to Visit in Europe

 
 
 

If you’re travelling to any of these places in Europe this year why not pack some education into your trip with a visit to a science Museum?

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Science Museum, London

If you’re close to London you will already know or have visited the Science Museum in London, but those who haven’t have got seven floors of exhibitions to explore. The most popular exhibit at this Science Museum is the Apollo 10 command module that has a flight simulator with warnings of some turbulence - so remember to pack your European health card as UKEHIC really are very helpful with the complete process. The most recent and free exhibition at the Science Museum in London is the remarkable story of Ada Lovelace also known as the ‘Enchantress of number’ a Victorian pioneer who changed the world of computers.

Dr Guislain Museum, Belgium

This science museum focuses on the history of psychiatry, the Guislain Museum hopes to succeed in proving that the concepts of mental illness are not just purely medical by sociocultural and ideological too. This science museum is trying to change the stigma behind mental illness through its exhibits. Some of the exhibits that are out now are the Catskin which reveals the horrors of fairy-tale classics; another is Shame which explores the concept of shame being personal as well as a social phenomenon and how each cultures deal with it differently.

Museo Galileo, Italy

Museo Galileo is a museum in Florence that homes Galileo’s personal instruments as well as his thumb, index and middle finger. This museum in Florence has historical artefacts as well as exploring modern topics of bio-robotics technology the ‘Nexus’ exhibit asks ethical and political questions on bio-robotics technology.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

Switzerland homes the marvel of the Large Hadron Collider, the highest-energy particle collider in the world. You can now Visit the European organization for nuclear research also known as CERN and meet the people who built and operate the Large hadron Collider. CERN has a whole exhibition dedicated to the universe of particles, exploring whey they came from and what their purpose is.

Deutsches Museum, Germany

Munich is home to the Deutsches Museum which has a large number of valuable exhibitions that makes this museum the most important for science and technology, so if you visit Germany and you like your museums this isn’t one to miss. This museum has the first motorized aircraft that was built by the Wright brothers. Another highlight as well as being the largest exhibition the museum has is the U1 submarine. The U1 submarine is the first submarine the German Imperial Navy put into service. The Deutsches Museum is also child-friendly with a whole section designed for kids to explore, learn and play- perfect for the summer holidays.