National Collections Centre, Museum storage facility in Wroughton, England.
The National Collections Centre spans 545 acres on a former airfield, storing over 300,000 objects from the Science Museum Group collection.
The Science Museum acquired the RAF Wroughton airfield in 1979, establishing a storage space for large objects and later relocating its library archives in 2007.
The center houses significant technological artifacts including the SRN1 hovercraft, Douglas DC-3 aircraft, and scientific documents dating back 500 years.
Researchers can access the collections by appointment in the 300-meter-long facility, which includes conservation laboratories, research areas, and photography studios.
The site features one of Britain's largest solar farms, generating 50GWh annually, while maintaining 30 hectares of woodland with hundreds of bird and bat habitats.
Location: Wroughton
Inception: 1979
Part of: Science Museum Group
Website: https://sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/about-us/collection/national-collections-centre
GPS coordinates: 51.51220,-1.81278
Latest update: March 8, 2025 00:41
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