This year, on May 5th afternoon, MUSE – The Science Museum of Trento (Italy) issued the number 1 million entrance ticket. A rewarding result indeed, which overcomes all the expectations, just 21 months after the grand opening (on July 27, 2013). One million visitors, that is thousands of people who entered MUSE in a constant flow, that increased even more during weekends and holidays.

A fire broke out on Monday at Experimentarium (Hellerup, Denmark) - luckily no one was harmed. The fire destroyed part of Experimentarium's old exhibition space, currently undergoing renovation works.

JCOM Masterclasses are 5-days courses in cutting-edge communication of science that will be held in Autumn/Winter 2015-16 in Trieste (Italy) for scientists, museum educators, science communicators but also designers, architects, managers of cultural institutions and other professionals involved in science communication projects. Staff of Ecsite member organisations benefit from discounted rates.

The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in collaboration with Intel Egypt and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have organized Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair 2015 (Intel BASEF 2015). The competition serves the Egyptian youth as it empowers students ages 14 -18 to conduct a research and present their projects findings under 17 science and humanities themes. To enhance the quality of projects and expand geographically, the PSC in collaboration with the MoE have covered 7 governorates this year.