Winton Gallery at the Science Museum, London Building, Architect, Images
Winton Gallery at the Science Museum in London
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, England – design by Zaha Hadid Architects
7 Dec 2016
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: London, England
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery opens Science Museum, London

On 8 December 2016 the Science Museum will open an inspirational new mathematics gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Mathematics: The Winton Gallery brings together remarkable stories, historical artefacts and design to highlight the central role of mathematical practice in all our lives, and explores how mathematicians, their tools and ideas have helped build the modern world over the past four centuries.
More than 100 treasures from the Science Museum?s world-class science, technology, engineering and mathematics collections have been selected to tell powerful stories about how mathematics has shaped, and been shaped by, some of our most fundamental human concerns ? from trade and travel to war, peace, life, death, form and beauty.

Curator Dr David Rooney said, ?At its heart this gallery reveals a rich cultural story of human endeavour that has helped transform the world over the last four hundred years. Mathematical practice underpins so many aspects of our lives and work, and we hope that bringing together these remarkable stories, people and exhibits will inspire visitors to think about the role ...