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5 November 2010 - 8 May 2011
Scitech
Sutherland Street
Perth
Australia
AU

Picture 20,000 individual LED lights illuminating a tunnel that you can walk through. Now imagine being able to manipulate those lights to follow your every movement.

19 November 2010 - 5 March 2011
Museon
Stadhouderslaan 37
NL-2517 HV The Hague
Netherlands
NL

This year’s winning and commended images are on show at Museon. More than 100 prize-winning photographs from 18 competition categories are displayed in large format.

6 December 2010 - 8 December 2010
Biliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby
Alexandria
Egypt
EG

More than 120 participants from 10 Arab countries are scheduled to participate in Intel Science Competition Arab World (ISC-AW), which is the Arabic version of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in the United States every year (Intel ISEF). Contestants from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia und the United Arab Emirates will showcase their distinguished science projects in various scientific and social specializations to compete for financial awards totaling $20,000 and scholarships from top Arab universities.

23 April 2010 - 24 April 2010
Archeoclub Camerino
Italy
IT

“Courtyards in bloom” has been organized by Archeoclub – Camerino section, in collaboration with the University Natural Science Museum, the Civic Museum, The University Botanical Garden, the Municipality and the Local Trade Association.

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News

Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation 19 July 2016
IPS Fulldome Festival Brno 2016 - Trophy

66 shows for digital planetariums were shown at the festival, hosted by the Brno Observatory and Planetarium . Ecsite member Miraikan wins the prize for Best educational production.

Exploratorium 1 July 2016
Exhibit Designs for Girls’ Engagement - A Guide to the EDGE Design Attributes

The most important design attributes for engaging girls at STEM exhibits, as tried and tested by the Exploratorium, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Arizona Science Center. Check it out!

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Museu de les Ciències 24 June 2016
WALKIND WITH DINOSAURS: PREHISTORIC PLANET 3D

Travel to the Alaska of the Cretaceous and experience the incredible adventures of two great herbivore dinosaurs.

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Museu de les Ciències 24 June 2016
Els nostres dinosaures

A unique chance to know some of the main paleontological discoveries of the Comunitat Valenciana. An amazing journey through 250 millions of years to know how was the world a long time ago. From footprints sites until the big iguanodon from the Els Ports region, you can fin in this memorable exhibition true pieces, fossils, mockups, replica and incredible audiovisual resources.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 23 June 2016

Eratosthenes is the Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet, who made the first measurement of the size of Earth. The Festivity includes a series of activities, designed for preparatory school students, revolving around the methodology used in measuring the Earth’s circumference 2000 years ago.

Tekniska museet , International Centre for Life 9 June 2016
#EcsiteAwards trophy

This year, Ecsite members were competing for the Ecsite Strategic Partnership Award, recognising extraordinary collaboration between an Ecsite member and an external partner

Experimentarium 1 June 2016

Nils Hornstrup, Senior Science Consultant and former Deputy Director of Experimentarium has passed away on May 17th 2016 following a very brief illness.

Science Museum Group 15 May 2016
Eric, the UK's first robot

Launched by the Science Museum London ahead of the Museum's major Robots exhibition opening in February 2017.

International Centre for Life 6 May 2016
Linda Conlon

Having set up and run one of the UK’s leading science centres for the past 16 years, Linda Conlon is heading to China to share her knowledge with the country’s growing science centre industry.

Linda Conlon, MBE, Chief Executive of Newcastle’s International Centre for Life and Chair of the Association of Science and Technology Centres, ASTC, the global body representing science centres and museums, is heading to China to advise the country’s science centre industry on how to establish and maintain audiences through engaging science communication.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 5 May 2016

As usual at this time of the year, the Planetarium Science Center at Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens registration for its Summer Program, for school students, ages 4-16. the program takes place during the period from May 22 to September 8 2016.
The program offers a variety of scientific activities, including a group of selected scientific workshops carefully designed to attract students and make learning an enjoyable experience.

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