ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE CENTRE NEWS
Warsaw calling
Robert Firmhofer
The new attraction will include an observatory
Jodrell Bank unveils visitor centre plans
Plans have been submitted to Cheshire East Council (CEC) for the creation of a new discovery centre at the University of Manchester’s (UM) Jodrell Bank Observatory in Manchester, UK. The ‘live science’ visitor attraction aims
to attract thousands of extra visitors to the observatory and showcase research ‘as it happens’ – as well as inspire a future gen- eration of young scientists. Jodrell Bank’s 1,000sq m (10,764sq
ft) discovery centre will include a Planet Pavilion entrance building, with orientation
centre and a café offering views of the Lovell telescope. A Space Pavilion accommodating a multi-purpose events, exhibition and edu- cation space and the landscaping of the site’s arboretum to create a Galaxy Maze and a Space Garden are also proposed. Funding is now being sought to carry
out work at the observatory – part of UM’s school of physics and astronomy. Designs for the scheme have been
drawn up by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
Contractor appointed for Miami project
Contractors have been appointed for the US$275m (£172m, 188m) Miami Science Museum in Florida, US. Boston-based Suffolk Construction and
San Francisco-based Webcor Builders have been awarded the contracts to develop the
museum, which was designed by British fi rm Grimshaw Architects. The 250,000sq ft (23,000sq m) museum will boast a 35,000sq ft (3,200sq m) aquarium, a planetarium and 55,000sq ft (5,100sq m) of indoor and out- door exhibition space. The museum – designed by renowned
architects Herzog & de Meuron – will be the centrepiece of the Miami Museum Park, which, as previously reported in Attractions Management, will also feature the US$275m (£172m, 188m) Miami Science Museum. The museum will boast 200,000sq ft
Plans include a large aquarium
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(18,600sq m) of programmable space, more than three times of the museum’s current home. The three-storey building will sit upon an elevated platform and will house an educational complex with a library, an audi- torium, classrooms, workshop space, a café and a store, as well as the galleries. Work is expected to be completed by 2012.
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n the Autumn of 2010, the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw will open its doors. A total of 20,000sq m (215,ooosq ft) of fl oor space will house six interdisciplinary galleries with 450 interactive exhib- its, accompanied by a multimedia Planetarium with a 16m (52ft) dome and a Discovery Park around the build- ing and on the roof. Since its early days, the centre has been a part of the ECSITE society, drawing on its experience and partici- pating in the debate on the future of science centres. And the quest for new paths in science communication was essential in the process of the creation of the Copernicus Science Centre. One of the crucial factors determin-
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ing the centre exhibitions and activities is the way of presenting science: as a part of human culture, together with the humanities, social sciences and arts. As an example - Roots of Civilisation gallery will show how human civilization has developed over the ages, through science, technology, maths, writing and arts. Art exhibits are very important in this gallery, as they show more than just scientifi c discov- eries, like Hommage a Leonardo by Sharmanka – an incredible theatre of kinetic sculpture, telling the story of the human spirit as it struggles against the relentless circles of life and death. There’ll be a great opportunity to visit – in 2011 we will be hosting the annual ECSITE conference. We look forward to seeing you there!
Robert Firmhofer is director of the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw
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