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Events
23 April 2016 - 24 April 2016
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Maker Faire UK is the greatest show (and tell) on Earth! It’s a two day family friendly festival of invention and creativity, bringing together over 300 hackers, crafters, coders, DIYers and garden shed inventors from across the globe.
25 March 2016
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Your brain is the most amazing and mysterious thing about you – and something that you probably take for granted. The Brain Zone lets you understand what’s going on inside your head through exciting, fun activities and exhibits. Explore what makes you ‘you’! Scientists are discovering new things every day and you, and your brilliant brain, can help improve our understanding by visiting The Brain Zone and taking part in experiments.
Brain Zone is a new, permanent exhibition at Life Science Centre and will open to the public on 25 March 2016.
18 February 2016 - 20 February 2016
Science Centre AHHAA Foundation
Tartu
Estonia
EE
On 18-20 February 2016, around 70 students aged 16-19 will come together and debate over the topic of “The Future of Human Being” in Tartu.
3 July 2016 - 9 July 2016
Milan
Italy
IT
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci is busy planning and welcomes proposals from all museum professionals by 28 January.
30 May 2016 - 3 June 2016
Ustanova hiša eksperimentov
Trubarjeva cesta 41a
Ljubljana
Slovenia
SI
We are happy and proud to announce the fourth edition of
INSPIRE (INternational »Science Performance Is Ready« Event)
May 30th – June 3rd 2016 in
Hiša eksperimentov (The House of experiments), Ljubljana, Slovenia
During the five day workshop participants will very actively learn how to:
5 December 2015 - 8 December 2015
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
Via San Vittore 21
20121
Milano
Italy
IT
Celebrate with us the 10 years of the submarine at the Museum: Tours on board, meetings with submariners, activities with radio-amateurs and much more.
Experience the Toti from a distance with our new virtual reality app:
Download on your smartphone the free app “Toti submarine VR experience”
5 December 2015 - 8 December 2015
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
Via San Vittore 21
20121
Milano
Italy
IT
Celebrate with us the 10 years of the submarine at the Museum: Tours on board, meetings with submariners, activities with radio-amateurs and much more.
Experience the Toti from a distance with our new virtual reality app:
Download on your smartphone the free app “Toti submarine VR experience”
23 January 2016 - 15 May 2016
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Sci- fi fans can rejoice, as one of Europe’s largest privately owned collections of model robots, cyborgs and androids now on display at Life Science Centre. This fascinating new exhibition will display robots, androids and cyborgs from TV shows and films from the past 60 years, and features over 40 full size robot models, heads and robot toys, including replicas of famous robots that you may recognise from the big screen!
Access to Robot is included in the Science Centre admission price. Please see www.life.org.uk for more details.
12 November 2015
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza
Alexandria
Egypt
EG
The Planetarium Science Center is organizing a one day festivity to celebrate the International Year of Light as declared by the UNESCO to be this year, 2015. The day will highlight the famous ancient scientist, Ibn Al-Haytham, and his contributions in the fields of optics and light.
14 November 2015 - 21 February 2016
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Newcastle’s only outdoor ice rink returns for 2015! Grab your skates, wrap up warm and head down to Times Square for a whirl around the ice! You could even treat yourself to a delicious hot chocolate for the full festive experience!
Please note: children aged 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult on the ice rink. Children aged 10 - 12 must be supervised by an adult (adults can watch from the viewing platform if they prefer).
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Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
27 August 2021
From the smallest drop of water to terrifying tsunamis, the Geo’Dynamic! exhibition takes you on an exciting journey of discovery through the meteorological and geophysical phenomena that take place within and on the surface of our Earth. In this new space, designed to look like an Earth observation station, explore, discover, play with, experience and feel: rain, storms, clouds, earthquakes and the wind.
We were entrusted with the design and build of interactives for Geo'Dynamic ! .
all pictures © Pass, Hyacinthe Arthurs
International Centre for Life
4 August 2021
Life Science Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne offered free instructor-led hula hooping sessions for adults on Wednesday 4 August to mark Playday – the National Day of Play in the UK.
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
6 July 2021
In May 2020 we were contracted to design and build 27 interactive exhibits for Explore! the centre‘s new exhibition on approx. 540 m² of their first floor. Explore! places visitors at the heart of the experience, using a design and interpretation philosophy that promotes the centre’s approach to accessible science communication. The exhibition celebrates the wonder and beauty of science around us. It uses exemplar phenomena-based exhibits to develop the scientist in all of us Explorers, Facilitators and Experience Seekers.
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
28 June 2021
CONNECT is Dundee Science Centre‘s redevelopment project to update the ground floor of the centre, bringing in three new exhibition zones and making the centre more accessible to all. Themes in the exhibitions address key topics such as sustainability and support to inspire and develop the workforce of the future.
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
24 June 2021
After our first collaboration with Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva for VIRAL - A Contagious Experience back in 2015 we were now entrusted with the design engineering and fabrication of Água - uma exposição sem filtro (lit. Water - An unfiltered exhibition).
Nomad Exhibitions
9 June 2021
Following great success in the USA, Nomad Exhibitions and Manchester Museum are delighted to announce the next stop on the global Golden Mummies of Egypt exhibition tour. This summer we will be opening at the Beijing World Art Museum at the Chinese Millennium Monument for the start of a Chinese leg of the tour! The exhibition remains available for hire from 2023.
Montpellier University / Service Culture Scientifique
2 June 2021
For the first time since its creation, the Festival Sud de Sciences is calling for films for its programming. The deadline for submissions is 21 June!
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CosmoCaixa, "la Caixa" Banking Foundation
7 May 2021
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
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: