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11 November 2019 - 17 November 2019
Czech Republic
Prague and others
Czech Republic
CZ
The Week of Science and Technology is the most extensive science festival in the Czech Republic. The 2019 Week of Science and Technology will run from 11-17 November 2019. We sincerely invite you to come!
The programme for the Week of Science and Technology of the Czech Academy of Sciences offers events all over the Czech Republic – in every regional seat and many other places.
6 June 2019 - 8 June 2019
PVA Letnany
Prague
Czech Republic
CZ
The Science Fair is the largest popular science event in the Czech Republic, which has been organized annually since 2015 by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It shows science in all its forms and offers to visitors the most interesting things from the world of natural, technical, humanities and social sciences. It presents science and research as a fascinating and essential branch of human activity. Visitors will experience science first-hand through interactive exhibits, models, mobile laboratories and practical workshops.
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.
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.
6 April 2019 - 23 April 2019
Life Science Centre
Times Square,
NE1 4EP
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Whether you prefer a Mars or a Milky Way, Life Science Centre is a feast for the whole Galaxy this Easter and children go free* until 6 May 2019!
Highlights of what is included with admission:
It wouldn’t be Easter without chocolate, so enjoy a scrumptious scientific chocolate demonstration that puts your senses to the test!
Join us for the Big Drop Challenge: you will have a few minutes and an array of materials to create a contraption that will be dropped from a great height. Will it float, spin, tumble or fly?
2 February 2019 - 6 April 2019
Life Science Centre
Times Square,
NE1 4EP
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
It has created a sensation across the world and now Museum of the Moon will shine in Life Science Centre in Newcastle from 2 February until 6 May 2019.
The seven-metre-wide spherical artwork, created by UK artist Luke Jerram, is suspended in the air and displays NASA imagery of the lunar surface. This allows visitors to explore the Moon’s surface in incredible detail – without ever stepping foot off the planet.
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CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
27 May 2025
Experienced in designing hands-on exhibits?
Motivated to work in an international environment, on the site of the world’s largest physics experiment? Join CERN's exhibitions team and contribute to future exhibits across the Science Gateway campus.
Apply by 11 June. Start date flexible - up to Sept 2025
Here -> https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/744000060961705-exhibition-develop...
Universcience
31 March 2025
In an era where fake news is rampant, moderation is under fire, and science is more essential than ever, critical thinking takes center stage. As the key skill of evaluating, filtering, and applying information to form well-informed opinions, critical thinking is a collective responsibility—one we must tackle together.
American Museum of Natural History
25 February 2025
Join us for the second webinar in the "Content Development and Public Engagement at AMNH" series on March 14, 2025 at 1:30 pm EST / 6:30 pm CET.
Lauri Halderman, Senior Vice President of Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History will take participants behind the scenes with a look at exhibition development from idea to installation at AMNH.
This live session, hosted by the Global Business Development team, will feature a presentation by Lauri followed by an interactive Q&A session with participants.
American Museum of Natural History
11 February 2025
California Academy of Sciences has opened its 11th annual BigPicture: Natural World Photography in San Francisco and AMNH is pleased to announce that we will be touring it on Cal Academy’s behalf.
BigPicture is a photography competition that invites audiences to explore new landscapes and cultures, inspiring action to regenerate the natural world.
American Museum of Natural History
17 January 2025
We are always asked about making exhibitions and planetarium shows, choosing topics, developing educational and public programming, and much more. To answer, we’re excited to share a lineup of 30-minute webinars in the first half of 2025 to talk about the how and the why of what we do!
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
12 December 2024
We are hiring! Head of Design / Creative Director
Location: Nuremberg / Germany
Reports To: Head of Concepts
Type: Full-time employment. The job requires physical presence at our office location and is not remote.
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
4 December 2024
With DiMi visitors of all ages and backgrounds have a simple and intuitive way to peer into the microworld! Robust design and simple interfaces make it a perfect fit for all public spaces with high visitor traffic and restricted supervision such as Museums, Science Centers, Children’s Museums and Visitor Centers.
Science Center Netzwerk
14 November 2024
The non-profit organisation ScienceCenter Network based in Vienna is the competence center for interactive science communication in Austria. We design innovative formats for hands-on and dialogue-oriented science engagement. With local offers for our target groups, we create opportunities for independent learning and empowerment, with special care for disadvantaged societal groups.
American Museum of Natural History
9 October 2024
Meet Dr. Roger Benson, Macaulay Curator, Curator-in-Charge, Division of Paleontology, and Professor, Richard Gilder Graduate School, for a presentation on these fantastic flying reptiles and a live Q&A.
Learn more about our featured traveling exhibition Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs, opening soon at the Science Center of Iowa (Des Moines, IA) in December 2024.
Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 1 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada).
EXPLORA Il Museo dei Bambini di Roma
3 October 2024
How to bring children closer to the environment? How can digital installations be combined with creative activities, encouraging the learning of scientific knowledge?