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Events
25 May 2020 - 29 May 2020
Hiša eksperimentov (House of experiments)
Trubarjeva 39
1000
Ljubljana
Slovenia
SI
If you are producing and/or performing Science Shows (or you have such intents) attending the INSPIRE workshop is a must
5 December 2019
PwC
1 Embankment Place
WC2N 5NP
London
United Kingdom
GB
blooloopLIVE UK is a one day conference for professionals in the visitor attractions industry. Our speakers are leaders and experts who will highlight future trends and strategies.
This unmissable event is a one day business briefing followed by networking drinks.
9 November 2019 - 5 January 2020
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
Make, investigate and celebrate Christmas at Life with all the family.
Included in your science centre ticket are festive-themed Science Theatre shows, making Christmas decorations, coding Christmas tree light patterns and investigating the properties of fake snow.
Visitors can even make their own ink to write a letter to Santa and be dazzled at Science busking Christmas demonstrations. (Some activities are for ages 7+ only).
The new Space Zone will show video messages, recorded by astronauts as they spent the holidays on the International Space Station!
17 October 2019 - 18 October 2019
Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art
Laudongasse 15-19
1080
Vienna
Austria
AT
Improving our work with and for marginalised groups of adult migrants and refugees.
30 June 2019 - 3 November 2019
Madatech
Haifa
Israel
IL
After its opening run at Scitech, the science center located in Perth, Australia, Map it! navigated to Madatech, Haifa, Israel.
With its very unique topics, Map it! is the kind of unusual exhibition that visitors from Madatech enjoy, especially in summer, which is one of their peak season.
Here is a great video of the exhibition at Madatech.
14 April 2019 - 3 November 2019
Weltkulturerbe Völkinger Hütte
Rathausstraße 75-79
66333
Völklingen
, SL
Germany
Saarland DE
Every two years, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site’s UrbanArt Biennale® showcases the most recent developments and trends in international urban art. It is the largest urban art project in the world.
More than 400,000 people have visited the biennale since it was first held in 2011, and nearly 300 renowned urban artists, including Banksy, Shepard Fairey and Futura, have exhibited their work at Völklinger Hütte.
27 April 2019 - 19 May 2019
City of Science
Catania
Italy
IT
The exhibition Let's give the numbers! - A 3D journey through Fingers, Dice and Data: a fascinating interactive exhibition to discover the world of mathematics and numbers through games and stories. Figures, data, averages, errors, surveys, risk assessments: today we are called to deal more and more with the numbers and even if we can delegate these concerns to others, learning to use and understand the numbers helps us to orient ourselves in the world and take conscious decisions.
25 May 2019 - 4 September 2019
Life Science Centre
Times Square,
NE1 4EP
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Game On 2.0 explores the vibrant history, culture and future of gaming, entertainment and technology through more than 150 playable games.
Visitors can play a range of games from arcade classics to modern favourites, including fun party games, such as Rock Band 3.
The exhibition also explores the latest developments in gaming, including how virtual reality is creating ever-more immersive gaming experiences.
25 May 2019
Raumschiff - The Maker-Space for Astronomy
Am Wasser 4
8600
Duebendorf
Switzerland
CH
Computational creatures: BastelMix from low- to high-tech
Join us for a day long tinkering workshop with Ryan Jenkins of Wonderful Idea Co at Raumschiff - the Maker-Space (not only) for Astronomy in Zurich.
8 July 2019 - 10 July 2019
Wellcome Genome Campus
CB10 1SA
Hinxton
United Kingdom
GB
The Public Engagement Masterclass at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire, UK, is now in its fourth year and supports researchers from all disciplines who aspire to be research leaders in their fields and establish a reputation for quality, embedded public engagement in the context of their research portfolio.
The course will take place from 8 - 10 July 2019, and applications close on 16 April 2019.
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Imagine exhibitions
7 January 2020
Long-time Ecsite supporting member, Imagine Exhibitions, is seeking feedback to better understand and respond to the needs of the European traveling exhibition industry.
They are committed to providing the highest quality exhibitions, services and immersive experiences, and do so through data-driven analysis and decision-making.
Your answers to this survey will help Imagine to provide the best content and tools for Ecsite members and other European organizations.
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
2 December 2019
The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity is looking for a Senior Officer on Ecosystem Assessments for its office at The French Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) in Paris. Apply by 31 January 2020.
BIOTOPIA - Naturkundemuseum Bayern
30 October 2019
BIOTOPIA – a new type of museum for the life sciences currently under planning in Munich, Germany – will explore sensory perception from the intersectional and interspecies perspective of biology, neurosciences, arts, design, and culture at the SENSE Festival, taking place at the stunning surroundings of Nymphenburg Castle in Munich on June 21, 2020.
Through an OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, we are seeking innovative, inspiring and audience-engaging works of all genres and approaches to be included in the festival.
International Centre for Life
21 October 2019
The 'Chair’s Award for Outstanding Achievement’ was presented to Linda Conlon in Toronto, Canada, at the annual conference for the Association of Science and Technology Centres (ASTC)
FRida & freD - The Graz Children's Museum, Universalmuseum Joanneum GmbH
15 October 2019
The Centre will open its doors on 19 October 2019 and it will be a key fixture regarding technology and engagement in the province of Styria.
Copernicus Science Centre
14 October 2019
Registrations are now open for the 3rd International Conference on Learning in STEM. This edition will take place at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland. It will be held on 21 -22 November and the central theme will be Power(lessness) of Objects in STEM Discovery. The deadline for registration is 31 October 2019.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
11 October 2019
Job vacancy at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences !
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is hiring a Programming and Museography Manager (MUSEX) (m/f/x)
Deadline for applications is October 20 2019.
AHHAA Science Centre Foundation
9 October 2019
Science Centre AHHAA took part of an Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnership project named Boosting Science Education at School. The partnership taught each other and learned how to spice up regular STEM school classes with engaging hands-on experiments. During 2 years, between October 2017 and October 2019, there were 4 trainings, one in each partnering country - Romania, Italy, Greece and Estonia.