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Events
1 December 2018 - 7 January 2019
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Take a whirl on our outdoor ice rink*, investigate fake snow in the Experiment Zone** and explore the winter night sky in the planetarium!
Want a white Christmas? Hop aboard The Polar Express Journey to the North Pole on the 4D Motion Ride**.
Children can also be immersed in a festive storytelling or get stuck into making seasonal creations to take home, including LED decorations and winter lanterns (weekends only outside of the school holidays).
5 November 2018 - 11 November 2018
Prague and other cities
Prague
Czech Republic
CZ
The Week of Science and Technology is the most extensive science festival in the Czech Republic. The 2018 Week of Science and Technology will run from 5-11 November 2018. 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.
1 November 2018 - 31 December 2028
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Rathausstr., 75-79
66333
Völklingen
Germany
DE
Over the past few years, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site has conducted and presented extensive research into forced labourers at Völklinger Hütte. The internationally renowned French artist Christian Boltanski has now created a memorial for the people who were forced to work at Völklinger Hütte. The result is an emotional work of art that keeps the memory of these people alive. The major installation by Christian Boltanski in the Völklinger Hütte sintering plant engages with the issue of forced labour in a new and deeply moving way.
1 November 2018 - 31 August 2019
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Rathausstr., 75-79
66333
Völklingen
Germany
DE
Christian Boltanski was also inspired by the daily work performed by the ironworkers and has dedicated a large temporary installation to them and their emotions. In addition to the forced labour memorial site, he has created a major installation in memory of the workers at Völklinger Hütte. Located in the 800-square-metre ore shed, this installation comprises ninety-one atmospherically illuminated lockers from all parts of the ironworks. The voices of former ironworkers recalling their work at Völklinger Hütte resonate from the lockers.
20 October 2018 - 4 November 2018
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
Children can visit Life Science Centre for FREE* this half-term (20 October – 4 November) so all little monsters can enjoy the frightfully good events on offer!
Not enrolled in a school for witchcraft and wizardry? Don’t fret! Join us for our spellbinding Potions workshop and watch things rise from the depths of a cauldron before trying to make you own.
1 November 2018
Life Science Centre
Times Square
NE1 4EP
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
GB
There are many ways in which robots could improve healthcare and wellbeing: robotic surgeons are already being used in highly intricate operations, including to treat patients with pancreatic and kidney cancer; in our aging society, robots could help to care for the elderly with humanoid carers; while the many people who are unable to drive for health reasons could find greater independence thanks to driverless cars.
5 October 2018 - 7 October 2018
Cité des sciences et de l'industrie
Paris
France
FR
To celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie has invited some of its European partners to the national Science Festival in Paris, France. From October 5th to 7th, some of their best scientific facilitators will host booths in a unique European village in the great hall of the Cité. This free and open for all event will help shining a light on European scientific and technical cultures to our 65,000 expected visitors.
18 October 2018 - 19 October 2018
artloft.Berlin
Berlin
Germany
DE
We're proud to announce the first STEAM Hub Innovation Forum on Science Communication. Join us for this two-day networking conference at artloft.berlin, on 18th and 19th of October 2018. Save the date for great talks, creative networking opportunities and useful workshops on the future of our field.
Who can participate? SMEs, research institutions, museums, science centers, science communicators, educators, artists and creative individuals.
19 May 2018 - 22 April 2019
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Rathausstr., 75-79
66333
Völklingen
Germany
DE
Elizabeth II is a living legend; her life spans an entire epoch. Indeed, during her reign, she has seen the terms of office of all German Federal Chancellors to date, as well as those of British Prime Ministers from Winston Churchill through to Theresa May. Queen Elizabeth II is, moreover, the most portrayed person of the 20th and 21st centuries. With its many depictions of the Queen, this exhibition brings to life the 90 years of her reign.
14 April 2019 - 4 April 2020
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Rathausstr., 75-79
66333
Völklingen
Ottmar Hörl is acclaimed throughout the world for his large-scale temporary projects focussing on art as a means of communication. His works have been showcased around the world and depict eminent figures such as Karl Marx, Charles the Great, Richard Wagner and Martin Luther. Ottmar Hörl's "Second Life – 100 Workers" is an exciting sculptural project specially created for the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site.
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A. M. Qattan Foundation
3 March 2020
Residency at the Science Studio, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Palestine
Application deadline: 31/03/2020. Results announced 2 weeks later (14/04/2020); only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Duration: 3 months (between July and October 2020).
The 2020 residency will be based at the Science Studio’s workshop . The artist will collaborate with our team to design, develop, and implement an interactive installation and/or an exhibition themed Sound and its Phenomena.
Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions
24 February 2020
In February 2019 we were contracted to design, develop and fabricate interactives for Skaperhagen (Creative Garden) gallery at Vilvite Science Center in Bergen, Norway. Skaperhagen invites to take on creative challenges of invention and building using a variety of materials. Working alone or in teams, visitors envision technological solutions and create them from the different odds and ends provided. It is a place to think, experiment and above all, have fun. In Skaperhagen there is no such thing as a bad idea. The new interactive exhibits are on show since June 2019.
phaeno gGmbH
14 February 2020
Human Interface Award
sponsored by the Science Center phaeno in Wolfsburg, Germany
As part of this year's Phaenomenale festival (www.phaenomenale.com), a prize will be awarded for the second time in the category
Human Interface.
EUROfusion
30 January 2020
EUROfusion wishes to appoint a contractor to develop and design a travelling exhibition, then assist on the tendering process then supervise the delivery and mounting of the produced content at the first venue.
The task will span from proposing design scheme based on the prototype to assisting in the production of the exhibition and subsequent tendering and finally the supervision of the mounting and snagging of the exhibition.
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)