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Thinktank: Birmingham's science museum

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Millennium Point
Curzon Street
Birmingham
B4 7XG
West Midlands
England

Collection details
Archives
Aviation
Coins and Medals
Inland Waterways
Industry
Land Transport
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Science and Technology
Social History
Weapons and War

Facilities

Parking: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes

Contact details
Box Office (Tel) : 0121 202 2222
Groups Hotline (Tel) : 0121 202 2244
General (Fax) : 0121 202 2280
E-mail : findout@thinktank.ac
Website : www.thinktank.ac

Open
Thinktank is open seven days a week from 10.00am to 5.00pm with last admissions at 4.00pm.

Closed
Thinktank is closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Admission charges
Adults: Â£9.25
Children: Â£7.25
Concessions: Â£7.25
Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children): Â£28.00
Planetarium: Â£2.00/ Â£2.40 per person

Adult Annual Ticket: Â£37.00
Child Annual Ticket: Â£26.00
Family Annual Ticket (2 adult and up to 3 children): Â£65.00
Annual Concession: Â£32.00

Discounts
Museums Association

Description
Where can you explore deepest space, find out how doctors perform life-saving surgery and travel back in time to Birminghamâ€™s amazing industrial past, all under one roof? Thinktank, Birminghamâ€™s award-winning science museum offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for families and school groups. From steam engines to intestines, Thinktank has over 200 hands-on exhibits on science and discovery from the past, present and future. This includes the state-of-the-art Planetarium, where you can tour the night sky and fly through the galaxy without stepping a foot outside! Thinktank also offers a huge programme of educational activities for children and families including workshops, classes, laboratory sessions and interactive science shows.

Collections description
Move It: Historical planes, trains and automobiles.
Power Up: Some of the most magnificent working steam engines.
Making Things: Explore the birth of the Industrial Revolution as man and machine meet in the workplace.
City Stories: A journey through Birmingham’s industrial past
The Street: Discover the science we all take for granted.
Kids' City: A place where families with young children can play and learn together.
Things About Me: Get to grips with your guts, learn about the senses and voyage through veins and ventricles in an amazing exploration of the body.
Medicine Matters: See how doctors perform life saving surgery and find out about some medical advances in which Birmingham has played a key role.
Wild Life: Find out how scientists study the wild world and how clever animals adapt to change.
Futures Gallery: See how the future is being shaped by cutting edge technology.
Planetarium: Be spellbound as we fly you through the galaxy in our new 70 seat Planetarium powered by Digistar 3, the world's most advanced digital Planetarium projection system.

Key artists and exhibits
The Smethwick Beam Engine (oldest active steam engine in the world) ; Railton Mobil Special ; The City of Birmingham Locomotive ; eMo - The Emotional Robot

Articles
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Trails
Hidden Treasure Trail 5 - The People's Museum In The Midlands
Get Out Of The Office At Lunchtime And Visit A Birmingham Museum
Birmingham's Canal Network - In Brindley's Footsteps

Events
Next generation LEGO Robolab Workshop (Event)
Extreme Weather Family Science Show
British Sign Language Assisted Day
Speckled Monster Performance Performance
The Lunar Society weekend
Remembrance Weekend
Dino Day

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Information point provided
Parking for coaches
Guided tours Collections
General guide to collections available Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Sign language interpretation available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
Picnic area General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available Facilities
Auditorium
Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available
Picnic area
Refreshments
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