Editing Science Museum, London (section)

== Former galleries ==

The museum has undergone many changes in its history with older galleries being replaced by new ones.
* ''The Children's Gallery'' – 1931–1995 Located in the basement, it was replaced by the under fives area called ''The Garden''.<ref name="sfn">{{cite book |title=Science for the nation perspectives on the history of the Science Museum |date=2010 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-349-31119-4 |location=London |page=194}}</ref>
* ''Agriculture'' – 1951–2017 Located on the first floor, it looked at the history and future of farming in the 20th century. It featured model dioramas and object displays. It was replaced by ''Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/agriculture |title=Agriculture |website=Science Museum |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403164802/https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/agriculture |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Shipping'' – 1963–2012. Located on the second floor, its contents were 3D scanned and made available online. It was replaced by Information Age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/shipping |title=Shipping |website=Science Museum |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403170025/https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/shipping |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:4073 in Science Museum.jpg|thumb|4073 [[GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle|''Caerphilly Castle'']] in the Land Transport gallery]]
* ''Land Transport'' – 1967–1996<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/1773453.terrace-cuneo-national-railway-museum-york/ |title=Terrace Cuneo, National Railway Museum, York |website=York Press |date=19 October 2007 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730140556/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/1773453.terrace-cuneo-national-railway-museum-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Located on the ground floor, it displayed vehicles and objects associated with transport on land, including rail and road. It was replaced by the Making the Modern World gallery in 2000.
* ''Glimpses of Medical History'' – 1981–2015 Located on the fourth floor, it contained reconstructions and dioramas of the history of practised medicine. It was not replaced, but subsumed into Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries which opened on the museum's first floor in November 2019.<ref name="newmed">{{cite web |last1=Moorhead |first1=Joanna |date=25 October 2019 |title=A journey through medicine: the new galleries at the Science Museum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/breakthrough-science/2019/oct/25/a-journey-through-medicine-the-new-galleries-at-the-science-museum |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226041324/https://www.theguardian.com/breakthrough-science/2019/oct/25/a-journey-through-medicine-the-new-galleries-at-the-science-museum |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Science and the Art of Medicine'' – 1981–2015 Located on the fifth floor, which featured exhibits of medical instruments and practices from ancient days and from many countries. It was not replaced, but subsumed into Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries which opened on the museum's first floor in November 2019.<ref name="newmed" />
* ''Launchpad'' – 1986–2015 Originally opening on the ground floor,<ref name="sfn" /> in 1989 it moved to the first floor replacing Textiles. Then in 2000 to the basement of the newly built Wellcome Wing. In 2007, it moved to its final location on the third floor, replacing the George III gallery.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Anthony |title=Launch Pad |url=https://science-projects.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ch2.pdf |access-date=24 October 2020 |website=Science Projects |archive-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416005852/https://science-projects.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ch2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> It was replaced by Wonderlab in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Launchpad through the ages. |url=https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad-throughout-the-ages/ |access-date=24 October 2020 |website=Science Museum |date=26 October 2015 |publisher=Science Museum, London |archive-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118181640/https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad-throughout-the-ages/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Challenge of Materials'' – 1997–2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Challenge of Materials Gallery |date=18 August 2021 |url=https://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/projects/science-museum-challenge-of-materials-gallery |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716182820/https://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/projects/science-museum-challenge-of-materials-gallery |url-status=dead }}</ref> Located on the first floor, explored the diversity and properties of materials. It was designed by [[WilkinsonEyre]] and featured an exhibit ''Materials House'' by Thomas Heatherwick.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8637476/materials-house-sculpture |title=Materials House &#124; Science Museum Group Collection |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803082017/https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8637476/materials-house-sculpture |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Cosmos and Culture'' – 2009–2017<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.culture24.org.uk/science-and-nature/art70581 |title=Cosmos and Culture opens astronomical show at Science Museum &#124; Culture24 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310194748/https://www.culture24.org.uk/science-and-nature/art70581 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/cosmos-and-culture |title=Cosmos and Culture |website=Science Museum |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403165200/https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/cosmos-and-culture |url-status=live }}</ref> Located on the first floor, it featured astronomical objects showing the study of the night sky. It was replaced by ''Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries'' in 2019.
* ''Atmosphere'' – 2010–2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=New climate change gallery at the Science Museum |url=https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/new-climate-change-gallery-at-the-science-museum/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Science Museum Blog |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atmosphere {{!}} Science Museum |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/atmosphere |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.sciencemuseum.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> The ''Atmosphere'' gallery explored the science of climate.
* ''Engineer your Future'' – 2014–2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Engineer Your Future {{!}} Science Museum |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/engineer-your-future |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.sciencemuseum.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> The ''Engineer your Future'' gallery explored whether you have the problem solving and team working skills to succeed in a career in engineering.
* ''The Secret Life of the Home''  – 1995–2024. ''The Secret Life of the Home'' showed the development of household appliances mostly from the late 19th and early 20th century, although some were earlier. This gallery closed permanently on  2 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/secret-life-home|title=The Secret Life of the Home &#124; Science Museum|website=www.sciencemuseum.org.uk}}</ref>