Encounter the tools, technologies and human stories behind history’s most daring missions.
The Space Vault Exhibition brings together one of the UK’s largest private collections of human spaceflight artefacts. Curated to inspire awe and spark curiosity, The Space Vault features rare and historic objects charting the story of space exploration from the Apollo era to the present day.
Told through 12 themed displays, visitors can discover highlights such as mission checklists that saved the crew of Apollo 13 when its oxygen tank exploded and lunar dust from the Hadley Rille landing site of Apollo 15.

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Visitor information
Address
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B4 7XG
0121 348 8000
Opening times
10am - 5pm, Wednesday - Sunday
*Open Monday – Sunday during Birmingham school holidays.
Closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.