The Sun tells the story of humanity’s ever-changing relationship with the Sun and how science and technology have altered the way people around the world experience and use our nearest star. Visitors will be fascinated by immersive audio-visual installations, interesting interactive, and an array of beautiful cultural artefacts and scientific instruments. Motion and time Throughout history, humankind has developed timekeeping systems around the Sun’s motions. The Sun’s influence over the patterns of our daily lives has weakened with the invention of more precise timekeeping devices. Light and health Changing medical understanding of sunlight’s healing and harmful effects on the body has shaped our healthcare and our lifestyles. Sunlight treatments have been recommended for their healing powers since the early 20th century, yet overexposure to sunlight contributes to skin cancer. Energy and power The Sun provides all energy on Earth. For thousands of years, people have developed ways of putting the limitless energy of our star to use – capturing its heat, turning its light into electricity, and even attempting to reproduce the source of its power here on Earth. Sun and Earth The Sun is dynamic, explosive and violent, and solar storms have the potential to cripple communications, power grids and satellites. Upcoming space missions will bring us ever closer to understanding the mysteries of our nearest star, from the superheated corona to the Sun’s effects on space weather.

We have built science exhibitions since 1991 and gradually refined our skills and understanding of narration of science. We know how to make complicated science easier to grasp and understand for a wide audience of curious kids and grown-ups. Our philosophy is that true learning demands the engagement of both mind and body, and that interaction and senses are crucial to facilitate learning. This is the concept behind all of Experimentarium’s 18 new exhibitions that we re-opened with in January 2017. Here we will present the Bubblearium where visitors can experience the fascinating science behind soap bubbles. We have developed a completely new concept that enables visitors to engage in play and in-depth learning and concentration. We will also highlight The Tunnel of Senses, where visitors can crawl, chute and walk through life from birth till death and The Miniverse, an adventurous exhibition for the 1 - 5 year olds and their parents.

50 GREATEST series: The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration to further our understanding of the planet and empower solutions for a more sustainable future. For 130 years, we’ve funded groundbreaking scientists and explorers and shared their findings with the world. We sponsored Hiram Bingham as he brought back stories from Machu Picchu, documented Robert Ballard’s quest to find the Titanic, and supported Jane Goodall’s study of chimpanzee behavior. And many scientific discoveries have been visualized to audiences around the world through the universal power of photography. Based on the overwhelming success of our 50 Greatest Photographs exhibition, this year we are developing and touring a new series of 50 Greatest exhibitions based on global themes. These images remind us that a photograph has the power to do infinitely more than document. Tune in to hear about the exhibition content!

"Mathematics of Planet Earth" is an international open source exhibition to showcase how mathematical sciences can be useful in tackling our world’s problems. Topics range from simulations and models behind tsunami, volcano ash dispersion, earthquakes, glaciers, power grid models, traffic jams to general issues as climate change or cartography. The exhibition started with a competition in 2013 and was recently extended in 2017. The exhibition can be reproduced and adapted under free licenses.The exhibition (and individual exhibits) have been shown in more than 15 countries and installed in several science museums.

Audubon: Drawn from Nature is a unique opportunity to display a selection of National Museums Scotland’s collection of prints from Audubon’s remarkable masterpiece The Birds of America. John James Audubon (1785–1851) was the most influential ornithological artist of the 19th century, revolutionising natural history art. His unique illustrations for The Birds of America make it one of the most famous and spectacular rare books in the world. The Birds of America contains stunning hand coloured and life-size prints of birds from North America, presented on double elephant folio paper. The first plates were engraved in Edinburgh, Scotland. The exhibition will tell the story of how The Birds of America project was realised. It will also consider the birds he studied and his lasting influence on wildlife art and conservation.