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Previously an events space and café, the building re-opened in late 2015 as the Dana Library and Research Centre, aiming to "provide a world-class environment for academic research, bringing together the Science Museum's Research and Public History Department and access to its library and archive
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Visitors to the Dana Centre can access almost 7,000 volumes on the history and biography of science, technology and medicine and their philosophical and social aspects. Journals are also available in physical and digital formats, with core titles being mainly available electronically.
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The centre is currently open to researchers and visitors alike by appointment only, Thursdays and Fridays from 11.00 to 17.00. It is closed on Bank Holidays during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods.
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As 99% of the Science Museum Group's library and archives are held at the Library and Archives at the
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Dana Research Centre and Library is located in Central London
Queen's Gate
London SW7
London Underground
Gloucester Road
South Kensington
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