The Science of Spying was an issue-based exhibition for 8-12 year olds designed with an emphasis on social and interactive experiences. It opened at the Science Museum in 2007, where it attracted over 300,000 visitors, and then went on an international tour.
It hit number 1 critic’s choice in Time Out (“It’s hard to imagine a 10 year old that won’t love it”) and was reviewed by former director-general of the MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, for The Times, Unlock the secrets of the spying game:
The Science of Spying exhibition is very well conceived and researched. While offering a fun and exciting experience, it quite rightly avoids the James Bond approach. More than that, though, it will give the reflective 12-year-old some important issues to think about. When is surveillance justified? Who should be using all the gadgetry that science has provided, and against whom? And with what checks and balances?