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November 5, 2015 marks the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Copernicus Science Centre. These past five years have been a time of joy, surprises and opportunities to learn: we have found out a lot about our visitors; we have been improving the Centre on an ongoing basis; and now we are on the eve of bigger changes that have been planned for the whole exhibition space in the coming months. We have also had a chance to learn a lot about the Centre, which allowed us to identify our social role and determine our organisation’s identity.
There are still a few positions available for the course “Developing successful museums and science centres” in Trieste (Italy), from 7 to 11 December 2015. Ecsite members attend at a discounted rate.
Celebrating its 29th Edition, this year Futuro Remoto, held from 15 to 18 October, won the challenge of moving from its location in Bagnoli to the heart of the city of Naples in Plebiscito Square. More than 130.000 visitors have been to the Science Festival that involved six universities of the Campania region and more than 400 institutions, research centers , universities, cultural and artistic associations, schools and businesses.
The Andalusian science centre celebrated its birthday with the opening an anniversary exhibition
Ecsite Creativity Award winner Norsk Teknisk Museum did it again! They won a Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards for participatory exhibition TING already recipient of an Ecsite Creativity Award.
The beauty of science
In order to promote the idea of social development based on education, science, technology and innovation – on the 12th of September a nationwide campaign “SPiN Day – for the Society and Science” will be organised by Porozumienie Społeczeństwo i Nauka SPiN (Society and Science Agreement). It is the first event of this kind implemented on such a scale by science communicators in Poland.
Exciting position at the Science Museum in London, UK to oversee the development and delivery of the Europe-wide touring exhibition created as part of the Ecsite coordinated Sparks project. Apply by 30 August
Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland, has been visited by as many as five million people for less than 5 years. Record holders come back to Copernicus more than 30 times a year.
An academic from The Australian National University (ANU) has taken his inspiring science shows to 41,000 children in Africa as part of an 11-week tour through five countries. The project is a collaboration between the Australian National University and Questacon, with funding from Questacon and the Australian Government.