ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE CENTRE NEWS Brigitte Coutant The project includes a new entrance building £3m funding for Jodrell Bank scheme
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) are to provide funding of £3.1m (US$4.6m, 3.8m) to kick-start the crea- tion of a new Science Discovery Centre at Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory. The announcement coincides with con-
fi rmation that the project has been granted planning permission by Cheshire East Council, indicating that work could start on site as soon as next month. An investment of £2.1m (US$3.1m, 2.5m) will be made
by the NWDA and £1m (US$1.5m, 1.2m) by ERDF in the Northwest. An additional £600,000 (728,500, $900,000) is coming from the University of Manchester, the tel- escope being part of the latter’s School of Physics and Astronomy. The project includes a Planet Pavilion
entrance with an orientation centre and café offering views of the Lovell telescope, a Space Pavilion for exhibitions and events, an education space and a new Galaxy Maze and a Space Garden. The Planet Pavilion is set to open by the end of 2010.
New wing for California Science Center
A new permanent exhibition wing – featur- ing more than 250 species of plants and animals – has opened at the California Science Center (CSC) in Los Angeles, US. Ecosystems occupies a 45,000sq ft
(4,181sq m) area – doubling the attraction’s
existing exhibition space – and will form the centrepiece of phase two of the sci- ence centre’s masterplan. The experience boasts a series of
“immersive environments” – such as the Island Zone and the River Zone – which will enable visitors to explore diverse habi- tats and ecosystems. A 24ft (7.3m)-long tunnel through the
188,000 gallon (855,000-litre) Kelp Forest environment will examine the wildlife that can be found in sea forests, while the Rot Room will demonstrate the importance of rot and decomposition in the lifecycle. CSC president and chief execu-
The wing has double the exhibition space 16
tive offi cer Jeffrey N Rudolph said: “Ecosystems will give our guests an appreciation for how the living world and physical world are interconnected, as well as how scientists use the key principles of ecology to explain ecosystem processes.”
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n 1 January 2010, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie and Palais de la Découverte
in Paris, merged their resources and decided to work in synergy to give birth to universcience, benefi ting from their know how and network of scientifi c partners. Universcience is a Public entity
working under the ministries of Culture and Research. Its president, Claudie Haigneré, is a former astronaut. Universcience has the ambition
to become a major science center of the 21st century operating at a national and international level. The strategic objectives gather science, society, art and innovation, always bearing in mind leisure and edutain- ment. Universcience’s know-how and expertise have been recognised for years, particularly through cultural engineering consulting and project management activities for exhibitions or equipment with national and foreign partners. Thus, Universcience currently enjoys a broad spectrum of partners. One of these, the partnership with
the Majid Al-Futtaim group resulted in the “Cité des Enfants” concept at the Mirdiff shopping mall in Dubai. Dedicated to children, the concept,
spread over 1,300sq m (13,990sq ft), offers fi ve thematic exhibit areas where children can explore and enjoy the worlds of science and technology.
Brigitte Coutant is director of national and international development La Cite des sciences et de l’industrie
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