Making it in the Modern World

Science Museum to host new exhibition celebrating the best of modern British manufacturing during the Olympic Games

The award-winning Science Museum in South Kensington has been selected by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) as the host venue for its exciting new exhibition, highlighting the best of modern British manufacturing.

Titled ‘Make it in Great Britain’, the exhibition will run from 24 July to 9 September 2012 in the Museum’s Level 1 blank-canvas gallery. Business Secretary Vince Cable and Business Minister Mark Prisk recently launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign with the backing of Captains of industry from world leading UK companies.

Aiming to dispel the myth that Britain ‘doesn’t make anything anymore’, Make it in Great Britain is all about changing the image of manufacturing – among investors and especially young people, too many of whom are missing out on great jobs and careers. The campaign will also feature a national competition, the Make it in Great Britain Challenge, which will identify innovative pre-market products or initiatives which will form part of next summer’s exhibition.

Sam Owen – Science Museum Head of Commercial Events, said: “The Science Museum is honoured to host this celebration of the best of British at a time when the eyes of the world are on us. There could be no greater synergy between the objectives of this campaign and our iconic collections including some the greatest inventions to shape our modern world, so we are delighted that our blank-canvas event space could be utilised for this incredible new exhibition.”

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For Science Museum Events media information please contact Alicia Dickinson (Communications Manager) on 0207 942 4308 or email Alicia.dickinson@nmsi.ac.uk

For ‘Make it in Great Britain’ media information please contact Zoe Penn (Account Manager), Kindred Agency on 020 7010 0855 or email zoe.penn@kindredagency.com

Visitor Information:

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD. Open daily 10.00 to 18.00, except 24-26 December. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk / 0870 870 4868

Notes to Editor

Science Museum

The Science Museum’s collections form an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical change from the past. Aiming to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science, the Science Museum makes sense of the science that shapes our lives, sparking curiosity, releasing creativity and changing the future by engaging people of all generations and backgrounds in science, engineering, medicine, technology, design and enterprise. The museum was established with the profits from The Great Exhibition of 1851 and is now one of the top visitor attractions in the UK, as well as a multi award-winning unique venue for corporate and private events. Visit www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/venuehire for more information.

Make it in Great Britain

Further information about the campaign and exhibition can be found at www.makeitingreatbritain.bis.gov.uk

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