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Thinktank Book tickets
A young girl in a Mayor's hat at the Minibrum exhibition holds her right arm up to indicate welcome

MiniBrum

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

This exciting child-sized world, aimed at under 8s, features several different play zones including a transport area, shops, park and construction site with slide. There are also specifically designed sensory areas for babies.

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A group of schoolchildren watch a film on a planetarium screen

Planetarium

Step inside Thinktank’s Planetarium and explore the outer reaches of space, get up close to constellations, journey through the night-sky and adventure through the solar system!

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A child using a science exhibition in a garden. She is a under a plastic dome and water pouring over the top of the dome.

Science Garden

The Science Garden is an outdoor discovery space packed with surprises and fun activities for the whole family. It offers an adventurous and entertaining day out, bringing themes of engineering, mechanics and transportation to life through over 30 hands-on exhibits.

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An adult and two children looking into a display case containing a fossilised ichthyosaur.

Wild Life and Marine Worlds

Explore the diversity of life on Earth from the past and present, and even come face to face with a dinosaur!

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Close up of water pouring from the top of a steam engine into a bucket then into a hopper at the bottom

Smethwick Engine

The oldest working steam engine in the world, dating from 1779, it was the first engine to use both the force of steam and a vacuum at the same time - a design which was more powerful and required less coal to run. The engine was used to pump water to the top of a series of canal locks in Smethwick near Birmingham.

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Large exhibition space containing a Spitfire plane suspended over vintage cars and bikes

Spitfire Gallery

View the Spitfire and explore how it was built. You can also learn about the science behind how aircraft fly.

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A large Green Sea Turtle skeleton with a brown shell in an exhibition case

Our Changing Planet

Our Changing Planet is perfect for older children and adults to learn how human invention and behaviour has impacted the world around us.

At a time when climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, this gallery, featuring over 150 fascinating items, explores how humans have changed the world and how these changes are affecting the wildlife around us.

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Exhibition hall with vintage motorcyles, cars and other bikes. A Spitfire plane is hanging above.

Move it

Explore the incredible cars, bikes, planes, train and tram built in and used around Birmingham.

Birmingham has always been a city in motion, but what made it such a major hub of transport during the industrial revolution?

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A floor plan of Thinktank showing the 4 floors and some of the exhibits.

Floor plan

A smiling member of staff serving a slice of pizza to a customer over the counter.

Café

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