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Science Museum, London
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<p>The Science Museum is a major museum on <a href="/facts/Exhibition_Road/3Dg1jC8j">Exhibition Road</a> in <a href="/facts/South_Kensington/Kmao4VsX">South Kensington</a>, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually in 2019. </p><p>Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the Science Museum does not charge visitors for admission, although visitors are requested to make a donation if they are able. Temporary exhibitions may incur an admission fee. </p><p>It is one of the five museums in the <a href="/facts/Science_Museum_Group/Xf20SAK9">Science Museum Group</a>. </p>