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Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

Science museum with lots of hands-on activities, vehicles and industrial machines, however the activities all smell of their popularity. IMAX cinema (see Cinema section) in the same building.

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Address: Millennium Point, Curzon St
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Hours: Daily during school holidays 10AM-5PM (last admission 4PM)
Website: birminghammuseums.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

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The Giant Screen
Part of the Thinktank science museum. 2D and 3D films shown on an enormous (five story) screen. Some mainstream films, mainly documentaries.
Daily 10AM-5PM£9.60 (concessions £7.60, children under 16 £7.60, family and joint Thinktank tickets available)
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Curzon Street station
The original central railway station of Birmingham, offering connections to London, Liverpool and Manchester since 1838. It was quickly overshadowed by the first Birmingham New Street station, built in 1854, and saw less and less traffic, becoming a goods station only in the 20th century, before being put completely out of use in 1996 with its tracks later dismantled. The only surviving remainder is the original station entrance building, which is Grade I listed and quite elegant in form, and part of a side wall. As of 2025, it stands next to land which is being redeveloped as the terminus for the HS2 railway, into which it is to be incorporated. The building is not open for visiting.