Science and technology is the public’s favourite choice of museum to visit, according to a new study.

A survey by sound and lighting experts AVonics suggests that museums covering science and technology are more popular with children over those covering natural history, history, art or war, while the choice is split between that and natural history museums for adults.

According to the 600-person study, 52 per cent of adults surveyed said they thought a child would find science and technology museums the most exciting, while natural history came second with 26 per cent of the vote.

When speaking of their own personal preference, adults were more evenly split, with 25.6 per cent saying they would prefer to visit a science and technology museum and 25.9 per cent opting for a natural history museum.

Museums covering the arts, history and war received significantly fewer votes in both brackets. When asked what children would enjoy the most, those choices garnered less than 10 per cent of the vote combined. A similar result was seen for adults, with under 20 per cent saying they would prefer to visit one of those three options.