New Science Museum gallery aims to inspire, enthral and challenge stereotypes

Situated on Level 1 at the museum and due to open in early summer, the Engineers gallery will celebrate engineering heritage and showcase some of these innovations through the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, with current and past prize winners featured.

The Science Museum said the heart of the gallery will be filled with illustrated stories from over 60 engineers working in industries ranging farming, fashion, robotics and medicine, providing details on their lives, motivations, thought processes, and what they do day-to-day.

These stories will sit within four sections that will highlight the promising new work that builds on the successes of previous QEPrize winners.

The Science Museum said Bodies​ will look at how controlled drug delivery and surgical robots place people and their bodies at the heart of precision engineering practice. In Lives​, LED lighting and digital imaging sensors​ will illustrate how engineers work sustainably, building lasting businesses, with minimal ecological footprint. In Connections​, GPS, internet and web technologies represent engineering as a connected practice, with teams creating new global information and communication systems. Finally, Creating​ will look at how engineers create products, from software to suspension bridges.