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19 March 2018 - 25 March 2018
Université libre de Bruxelles
44 avenue Jeanne
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
BE

The 18th edition of this national event brings you one full week of scientific activities for schools and general public.

12 October 2017 - 4 December 2017
Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
El Chatby
21526 Alexandria
Egypt
EG
Science Film Festival 2017_Egypt

Organized by Goethe-Institut (GI) in partnership with the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), and the Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). The Science Film Festival is a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, produced by the Goethe-Institut, Germany´s Cultural Institute operating worldwide.

9 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
El Chatby
21526 Alexandria
Egypt
EG
International Science Center and Science Museum Day_Egypt

The PSC is organizing the International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD) which is a yearly global event illustrating the impact and reach of all the world’s science centers and science museums worldwide, who take the opportunity of this day to celebrate and promote their missions through widely diverse informal science education and engagement activities addressing the critical topics articulated in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

10 November 2017
Technopolis, the Flemish science centre Mechelen
Belgium
BE
Science Comedy Night at Technopolis, Belgium - one of the actions developed by Ecsite members for 2017 International Science Centres and Science Museum Day

In celebration of the second International Science Centre and Science Museum Day on 10 November, Technopolis is organizing its very first Science Comedy Night.

15 October 2018 - 17 October 2018
Forum Braga
Av. Dr. Francisco Pires Gonçalves
4710-251 Braga
Portugal
PT

The INL Summit is the annual flagship event of INL, dedicated to “Nanotechnology: An enabler for the New Economy”, and this year it will be enriched by the 10th Anniversary of the INL establishment.

This unique and invaluable event will take place between October 15-17 at Forum Braga, in Braga, Portugal and it will encompass:

2 April 2017 - 3 September 2017
Museon The Hague
Netherlands
NL
Museon Move & Play

At Museon in The Hague. This exhibition challenges visitors to compete and cooperate, to play and have fun together.

2 October 2017 - 7 October 2017
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Milan – Italy
Via San Vittore 21
20123 Milan
Italy
IT

International training course for teachers and museum educators

13th edition, 2 – 7 October 2017
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Milan – Italy

6 days packed with lectures, museum visits, interactive workshops, discussion games and experimental activities to discover how to use museums as educational resources for teaching and learning in science. Teachers and museum educators will work side by side to improve their facilitating skills and support active engagement for the development of scientific citizenship.

29 May 2017 - 2 June 2017
Hiša eksperimentov
Trubarjeva cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
SI
INSPIRE workshop for creating and running Science Shows

If you are producing and/or performing (or you have such intents) attending the INSPIRE workshop is something you just have to do

INSPIRE (INternational »Science Performance Is Ready« Event)

May 29th – June 2Nd 2017 in

Hiša eksperimentov (The House of experiments), Ljubljana, Slovenia

24 October 2016
Museon The Hague
Netherlands
NL
Museon One Planet

The world population is growing, technology is advancing at lightning speed, we are all travelling more and most of us are almost permanently online. All this means that we are more and more one world. At the same time, we are increasingly aware of our influence on nature and climate, and of the great importance of our natural world. The United Nations is keen to use sustainable solutions to tackle the greatest global challenges. To do this, it has formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals that it aims to achieve by 2030.

11 November 2016
london
United Kingdom
GB

A webinar organised by BGCI (Botanical Gardens Conservation International)

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News

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CosmoCaixa, "la Caixa" Banking Foundation 7 May 2021
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, winners of EMYA2021 - photo credit: Naturalis

Two Ecsite members, Naturalis (Leiden, the Netherlands) and CosmoCaixa (Barcelona, Spain) have won prizes at the European Museum of the Year Awards. Futurium (Berlin, Germany) also received a Special Commendation. Congratulations to them all!

International Centre for Life 14 April 2021

Life Science Centre, in Newcastle, UK, has been awarded the Gold Standard by The North East Autism Society (NEAS), making it the first visitor attraction to ever receive the award.

Universcience 8 April 2021
NL institutionnelle

Universcience has launched its institutional newsletter, which is addressed to all the actors of the scientific culture field.

You will find below the links to the first two issues:

Ventspils zinātnes centrs "VIZIUM" 25 March 2021

A new Science and Innovation Centre “VIZIUM” is being built in Ventspils, Latvia, with the aim to draw interest to science, innovation, the field of STEM and to inspire not only Ventspils residents, but also guests from Europe and over the world.

phaeno gGmbH 3 March 2021
phaeno mourns the loss of its founding director. Photo credit: phaeno

phaeno mourns the loss of its founding director Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt. A book of condolence has been opened online.

Muzeiko Children's Science Centre 10 February 2021

The Muzeiko Foundation is inviting an open call for artists from Europe as part of an international project under the Creative Europe programme of the EU. Deadline 31 March.

Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Science Centre 5 February 2021
Bruno Navarro, 1977-2021

Bruno Navarro took over the presidency of the foundation that managed Ciência Viva's Côa Museum and Park in June 2017. He died suddenly on Saturday, January 30, in Lisbon. Bruno Navarro was a historian, PhD and researcher and lecturer at several universities and will be greatly missed.

AHHAA Science Centre Foundation 5 February 2021

So many masks, so much information...AHHAA helps you out!

International Centre for Life 18 January 2021
Centre for Life is now being used as a large vaccination centre - photo credit: Centre for Life

The International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, is believed to be the first science centre in the world to be used as a COVID-19 large vaccination centre.

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