Things are tough right now ...

They're tough for everyone :( But when coronavirus hit here in the UK, the museum had to close its doors to the public, and we lost practically all our income overnight.

No visitors, no workshops, no events, no school visits... no income. We know that things are tough for everyone right now, but if you can afford to help us through these tough times please donate what you can.

There's over 36,000 exhibits here! That should keep you occupied for a bit - get searching!

Or come and get involved on our social media channels ...

Thank you.

Facebook buys Oculus

25th March 2014
Facebook buys Oculus

On February 25th, it was announced that Facebook had acquired Oculus VR, the company behind the ground-breaking virtual reality device, the Oculus Rift. The founder of Oculus VR, Palmer Luckey, recieved initial funding from Kickstarter to develop his prototypes into a commercial product. The value of the deal was $2bn, of which $400 million was cash, with the rest consisting of Facebook shares.

Many backers on Kickstarter were upset about the sale, stating that they did not intend their money to be used to develop Facebook-related projects.