Copernicus Science Centre

For the science museum in Vestal, New York, see Kopernik Observatory & Science Center.
Copernicus Science Centre
Map
Established1 June 2005
LocationWybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20
Warsaw, Poland
TypeScience museum
Visitors1 million[1]
DirectorRobert Firmhofer
Public transit accessLine M2 Centrum Nauki Kopernik
WebsiteCopernicus Science Centre
Copernicus Science Centre
Planetarium The Heavens of Copernicus
The Robotic Theatre
Foucault pendulum

Copernicus Science Centre (Polish: Centrum Nauki Kopernik) is a science museum standing on the bank of the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland.[2] It contains over 450 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. The centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe. In 2018, since its opening, it has been visited by over 8 million people.[3]

The first module of the Centre building was opened on 5 November 2010 with five galleries (On the move, Humans and the environment, Roots of civilization, Lightzone, Bzzz!); the exhibit for teenagers – RE: generation was opened 3 March 2011; a planetarium The Heavens of Copernicus opened on 19 June, the Discovery Park on 15 July, chemistry laboratory - 18 October; biology laboratory - 15 November, robotics workshop - 6 December, and physics laboratory - 20 December.[4]

Since 2008, the Copernicus Science Centre together with Polish Radio has organized the Science Picnic - Europe's largest outdoor science-popularization event.[5] In 2011 the Centre hosted the ECSITE conference (European Network of Science Centres and Museums) – one of the most important events in the field of science centres and museums in the world.

  1. ^ "5th anniversary of the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw". Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. ^ "www.kopernik.org.pl/".
  3. ^ "Eight million visitors!". 2015-07-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  4. ^ "laboratories of the Copernicus Science Centre". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26.
  5. ^ "www.pikniknaukowy.pl/english". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.