Space on Tour

EUROPEAN Space Agency Astronaut Tim Peake has launched a ‘first-of-its-kind’ national tour of the Soyuz spacecraft used for his Principia mission, with the aim of inspiring a generation of people across the country.

The Science Museum Group, which acquired the capsule Soyuz TMA - 19M in 2016, and global technology innovators Samsung, have joined forces to create The National Tour of Tim Peake’s Spacecraft and Space Descent VR. 

The Soyuz spacecraft will go on public display across the length and breadth of the British Isles, enhanced by Space Descent VR - a unique virtual reality adventure using Samsung Gear VR technology which places visitors right at the heart of Tim Peake’s journey from the International Space Station back to Earth.

It’s the first time that a Science Museum Group object has ever undertaken such a comprehensive tour of the UK, and the venture has a unique twist as one more tour venue will be chosen via a public competition.  Any venue interested in being the sixth venue of the tour, in autumn 2018, can apply via an online competition form at group.sciencemuseum.org.uk 

The deadline for entries is 1 December 2017, and the winner will be announced in March 2018
Venues:

1. National Science and Media Museum, Bradford 27 September – 19 November      2017
2. Locomotion, Shildon 22 November 2017 – 15 January 2018
3. National Railway Museum, York 17 January – 8 March 2018
4. Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester 10 March – 13 May 2018
5. National Museum Scotland, Edinburgh May – August 2018
6. Competition winner venue TBC
7. National Museum Wales, Cardiff November 2018 – January 2019
8. National Museum Ulster, Belfast February – May 2019

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Capital attractions for US visitors, as London leads in Google arts searches

LONDON’S leading museums and galleries had 2.4 million visits by Americans in 2014/15, up by nine percent on the previous year, according to figures published by London & Partners, the official promotional company for the capital to mark the launch of the city’s Autumn Season of Culture.

It means the US now ties with France as London’s top tourism market by volume, followed by Italy, Spain, and Germany.

Separate statistics released by Google flags up #London as the most Googled city on the planet for art galleries, the performing arts, and innovative art and design. London’s theatres generate more searches than those in any other city, while international searches for globally renowned museums rank the #ScienceMuseum in London as the world’s most Googled museum. The #NaturalHistoryMuseum and the British Museum rank second and third according to Google, followed by The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

The number of international visitors coming to London continues to rise, reaching 17.4 million last year.

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