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Award-winning science museum for fun-packed family days out.

Millennium Point, Curzon Street
Birmingham, B4 7XG
0121 348 8000 Directions

Opening times and prices

Temporary Closure

Thinktank currently remains closed. We do not have a date for reopening but will update the public via our website and social media channels as soon as we are able to.

Prices

  • Adult (age 16-64) £14.00
  • Child (3-15 years) £10.25
  • Child (under 3 years) FREE
  • Senior (age 65+) £12.00
  • Concession (Students 18+/Benefits. Excludes over 60s)* £10.25
  • Planetarium show (not included in Thinktank ticket price) £2.50
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Thinktank

Thinktank currently remains closed. We do not have a date for reopening but will update the public via our website and social media channels as soon as we are able to.

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The Big Brum BioBlitz

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Donate

This is a very challenging time for Birmingham Museums and we need your help. Please donate to support us if you can, every donation helps. Thank you!
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Learning at Home Activities

As you can’t visit our museums on a family day out or as part of a school trip we are bringing our museums to you.
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Kitchen Science Experiments

Have you been asked to do some science at home? Or you just love science? Why not try out some of our Thinktank Kitchen Science Experiments.
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Bringing Our Museums to You

While the doors to Birmingham Museums Trust venues are closed, there are ways to keep in touch and engaged online, as we bring the museums to you.
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Bringing Our Museums to You
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Life on Lockdown: Collecting the Birm...

Your stories are precious and need to be shared.
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21 May 2020
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Support Us

Donate to help us through this time of great financial uncertainty.
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Shop Online

Our online shop sells the merchandise from recent exhibitions as well as a wide range of products inspired by the Museum’s collection.
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Temporary Closure of Birmingham Museu...

Following careful consideration of the COVID-19 situation, we have decided to temporarily close all Birmingham Museums sites to the public. 
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17 Mar 2020
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Kitchen Science: Air Cannon

This time we challenge you to build the most powerful air cannon. Can you knock down our tower of blocks? Or maybe something bigger!
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My Big Brum BioBlitz

It has been an interest of mine for many years to record our local wildlife and having lived round Birmingham for most of my life I have found some of the best places to do it. Living near to the c...
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