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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

Opening Hours

Wednesday – Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

Last admission to the museum is 4pm.

The Science Garden is closed for essential maintenance in January.

Pre-booking recommended.

Prices

Free to members.

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

Thinktank is open Wednesday – Sunday, 10am - 5pm. The Science Garden is closed for maintenance in January.

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MiniBrum

MiniBrum is Thinktank’s very own mini city, where children are in charge! 
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Planetarium

A planetarium is a theatre under a dome, specially designed to help you explore astronomy, space, and the night sky. Inside a planetarium, images a...
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Science Garden

The Science Garden is closed for maintenance in January 2022.
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What's On

Find out what's on now and what's coming up at Thinktank.
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Toddler Thursday: Space

Activity
Join us in the planetarium and then the den for MiniBrum’s pre-school sessions; Toddler Thursday.
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20 Jan 2022 - 20 Jan 2022
10.30am - 11.45am
Book tickets £2.50
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Planetarium Lates: Particle/Wave

Special Event
Particle/Wave is an exploration of art and science showcased under the spectacular dome of the planetarium.
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17 Feb 2022 - 17 Feb 2022
7.00pm - 8.15pm
Book tickets £10.00
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Planetarium Lates: Equinox 360 Pink F...

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Back by popular demand! EQUINOX, a 360 degrees full dome Pink Floyd experience. Performed by Andy Holt, the creator of Equinox.
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17 Mar 2022 - 17 Mar 2022
7.00pm - 9.30pm
Book tickets £17.00
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Become a Member

Become a Birmingham Museums member today and enjoy 12 months of inspirational days out, with FREE access to our venues and other exclusive benefits!
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Schools

Birmingham Museums Trust offer a wide range of experiences from on-site sessions, our online sessions and to our Museum in a Box loans service....
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Volunteering for Veterans Project

The project was set up by Birmingham Museums Trust to support former members of the local Armed Forces community. As part of the project local armed forces veterans volunteered to clean and research the motorbike collection and they also restored one motorbike, a 1914 Cyclone, which is now on display at Thinktank. Read the full story on the Latest News.
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Motorbike Conservation Gets Veterans On The Road to Recovery

A new health and wellbeing project for ex-servicemen and women at Birmingham Museums has helped four local veterans get back on the road to recovery by conserving vintage motorbikes from the city’s...
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Kindness costs nothing, or at least, that is what I first thought. Last month, I discovered that sending unnecessary emails, even out of politeness, is costing the planet much more than we may r...
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