The Geological Museum (originally The Museum of Practical Geology, started in 1835 and therefore one of the oldest single science museums in the world) transferred from Jermyn Street to Exhibition Road, South Kensington in 1935 in a building designed by Sir Richard Allison and John Hatton Markham of the Office of Works. When it was re-opened in 1935 it became well known for the many stunning dioramas (three-dimensional paintings) used to interpret geology and one or two mining techniques. These are in the process of being broken up by the new proprietors, the Natural History Museum who took it over between 1985 and 1988. Jermyn Street is a street in central London, England, parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly that is famous for its resident shirtmakers. ... The main entrance of the Science Museum on Exhibition Road. ... The junction with Old Brompton Road and Pelham Street, outside South Kensington tube station. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943 to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A diorama is a partially three dimensional model of a landscape typically showing historical events, nature scenes, cityscapes, etc. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... Not to be confused with the Museum of Natural History. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1971 an enlightened directorship and staff employed the late designer James Gardiner to design and produce The Story of the Earth, which was acknowledged as a significant breakthrough in science museum design and critically acclaimed and imitated worldwide. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and became well known for the huge reproduction of a rock face, cast from site in Scotland, and for its planetarium, active volcano model and earthquake machine. Between 1971 and 1974 the museum formed its own award-winning design team which, working closely with the scientists and technicians, produced a series of temporary and permanent exhibitions starting with the re-presentation of the gem collection, then with a design team led by Giles Velarde (Head of Exhibition Design from 1974–1988), produced Early Days of Geology in Britain, Black Gold, Britain Before Man, Journey to the Planets, British Fossils, Pebbles, Treasures of the Earth and finally British Offshore Oil and Gas, which opened in 1988. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Right Honourable James (Jimmy) Garfield Gardiner (November 30, 1883-January 2, 1962) was a farmer, politician, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, and minister in the Canadian Cabinet. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... // A planetarium is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ... Volcano 1. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Treasures of the Earth was the first major museum gallery in the world to integrate computers presenting images and text adjacent to artefacts as part of the information process within the exhibition. The central feature film, Liquid Assets, in the Oil and Gas exhibition was shot and viewed vertically from a circular gallery and won a major award from the IVCA in 1989. The tower of a personal computer. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

By 1998, the museum had been fully absorbed by the Natural History Museum and transformed into The Earth Galleries. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Not to be confused with the Museum of Natural History. ...

Surveys had shown that relatively few visitors navigated the Geological Museum's monumental staircase to the top floors. The re-ordering of the galleries means that visitors are now encouraged to start their visit at the top of the building.

This was achieved in 1996 by the installation of a large escalator (rising eleven metres at a 30° slope)in the former Central Hall of the museum - renamed Visions of Earth. The escalator ascends continuously over two storeys and passes through a boldy-lit model globe. The previously open-sided balconies of the atrium space are now solid walls lined with slabs of recycled slate. These are sand-blasted to show the major stars in the night sky and the planets in the solar system. When first opened, the globe rotated around the escalator, with dramatic sound effects, attempting to give an impression of the flux in the core of the earth. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The re-presentation was criticised by some academic earth scientists for placing too much emphasis on entertainment, and turning the museum into a theme park. But the new design was effective in trebling visitor numbers to the exhibitions in the building to 1.8 million in 1997 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, the globe has not rotated for some years. There were suggestions that it gave some visitors vertigo, but the main reason has been difficulty in obtaining access to the mechanical plant to ensure safe operation while keeping the escalator open to visitors. Vertigo, sometimes called a headrush, is a major symptom of a balance disorder. ...