The Science Museum’s newly opened Space gallery, which explores the past, present and future of space exploration, is now available for exclusive evening hire.
Located in the museum’s West Hall, the gallery is available for evening drinks receptions for up to 400 guests or dinners for up to 200, surrounded by iconic objects such as the ‘rolly-polly’ Moon rover – the result of a unique collaboration between a space agency and a toy company, and new technologies from the UK space sector on display for the first time.
Space is the only place in the world where guests can see the Apollo 10 command module and Soyuz descent module side by side, offering a rare opportunity to compare two iconic human-flown spacecraft. Other highlights include a three-billion-year-old piece of the Moon, the spacecraft that carried astronaut Tim Peake, and the newly conserved space suit worn by Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut.
Ben Fawcett, Head of Events at the Science Museum, comments: “Space is a fantastic new addition to the event spaces we have on offer at the museum. Hosting an event here means giving your guests a front-row seat to the wonders of space exploration from Moon rocks to mission capsules. Whether it’s a dinner surrounded by iconic spacecrafts or a reception alongside a piece of the Moon, this gallery is guaranteed to leave guests starstruck!”
The opening of Space marks the beginning of a new chapter in the transformation of the museum’s ground floor, with further galleries including Tomorrow: The Peter Bennett Gallery and Ages of Invention set to follow in the coming years.
To book an event in Space, contact the team on venuehire@sciencemuseum.ac.uk or call 020 7942 4340
