Get ready for a brand-new adventure of super-sized science and brilliant biology with Operation ouch! Brains, bogies and you.

Journey through an ear canal covered in gooey wax, squeeze past sticky snot and plunge headfirst into the incredible world of our senses.

Get shrunk down to microscopic size and set out on a medical mission into Dr Chris's brain headquarters. Venture through the five familiar senses of touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste, as well as lesser-known secret senses that help you stay balanced, tell you when you need a wee and when it's time to sleep.

From sight to sound, mini medics and curious kids can get stuck in to sense-sational science through interactive games, challenges and fun facts guided by videos and illustrations of Operation Ouch! hosts Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx.

Get ready to:

  • Poke around inside a giant eyeball and bang on an enormous ear drum.
  • Take a whiff in the smell library and compete with friends and families to identify a variety of sounds.
  • Start your own chain reaction with dominoes to discover how our nerves send messages.
  • Test Dr Chris's reactions to stinky smells, raucous sounds and even a giant tickly feather.
  • And get sneezed out of a giant nose.

Explore fascinating objects from the Science Museum Group's collection including:

  • A brain scanning ‘Jedi’ helmet worn by children over 40 years ago.
  • Ear trumpets used to improve hearing before hearing aids.
  • Coins that were touched by Henry VIII and given to sick people, believed to be a cure.