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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 is temporarily closed. This decision has been made in response to the COVID-19 situation.

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

Birmingham Museums Trust sites currently remain 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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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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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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The Big Brum BioBlitz

Nature is taking over! As we spend more time in our homes we want to encourage families, young people and adults to explore their natural environme...
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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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Life on Lockdown: Collecting the Birm...

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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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Kitchen Science: Cabbage Chemistry

Watch this short video to learn how to conduct your own cabbage experiment!
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Conservation in the Time of Coronavirus:
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Although Birmingham Museum Trust’s sites are closed currently, they are still attracting one group of visitors of a very unwelcome variety. Museum collections contain many organic materials whic...
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