The Science Museum in South Kensington welcomed over 50 clients to an exclusive evening of fine dining and entertainment on Thursday 3rd April as the events team revealed exciting plans for the future and bid farewell to the iconic Exploring Space gallery.
The exclusive dinner marked one of the final events in Exploring Space before it officially closes on 15th May 2025 as part of an ambitious transformation of the ground floor galleries. It was also an opportunity for to share future plans for the museum with clients firsthand, which include a new Space gallery opening in the Autumn, followed by Tomorrow: The Peter Bennett Gallery in early 2027.
In addition to this, guests were reminded of the important role venue hire plays in supporting the museum’s missions and values and ensuring STEM is made accessible to everyone. A special film, “The Legacy”, by Pete Baron Creative shared real-life stories that brought three of the museum’s core missions to life: inspiring futures, the apprenticeship programme, and the new galleries as part of the museum’s expansion.
The special evening event was created in collaboration with new suppliers London Event Productions and Jimmy Garcia Catering, alongside long-term partners Velvet Living, Lavender Green and Sternberg Clarke. It was also a pleasure to have photographer Noah from Two By Two capturing the evening.
On arrival, guests were welcomed into the Energy Hall where the mill engine was being operated by museum apprentice Jevantte Palmer, who featured in The Legacy film. Whilst enjoying drinks and innovate canapes from Jimmy Garcia which featured LED lightboxes, the museum’s explainers were conducting live science experiments with dry ice and flash cotton.
Following a speech from Jodie Fletcher, Business Development Manager at the Science Museum, and the premiere of The Legacy film, guests moved through to Exploring Space for the exclusive dinner where they were greeted with an impressive hologram of the Apollo 10 created by London Event Productions.
The two-course menu courtesy of Jimmy Garcia included grilled Wye Valley asparagus, wild garlic sauce and crispy broad beans to start followed by stuffed lamb cannon rolled in spring cabbage, broad bean & pea fricassee, polenta chip and lamb sauce.
After dinner, guests moved back into the Energy Hall for the post-dinner reception where liquid nitrogen desserts were being served. The events team had one last surprise of the night with the long-awaited return of aerial artists to the roster of entertainment courtesy of Sternberg Clarke, who performed a special routine to Rocketman.
Jodie Fletcher, comments: “We wanted to create a special evening in Exploring Space so that we could bid farewell to one of our most popular galleries with clients old and new, whilst sharing with them our exciting plans for the future and how their support continues to impact the museum’s wider mission. Working with some of our fantastic suppliers we created a true legacy event which we hope will live long in the memory of our guests!”
