Centres in the Midlands
Funding: all funding types
KEY:
Millennium-funded
National Space Centre
Themes: Space science and astronomy.
Type: Science Centre. Size: L. Opened: Jun-01.
Open: Term time: Tue - Sun 10am to 5pm (last entry 3.30pm). Local school holidays: Mon- Sun 10am to 5pm (last entry 3.30pm). Closed 25th-26th Dec and 1st Jan. Ages: All ages.
National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS. MAP
Tel: 0116 261 0261 Fax: 0116 258 2100
E-mail: info@spacecentre.co.uk
Web: www.spacecentre.co.uk
Snibston Discovery Park (Extra Ordinary Gallery)
Snibston is Leicestershire's all-weather science and industry museum, where visitors can get their hands on over 90 interactives indoors and outdoors.Themes: Biology, Energy, Weather, Light, Forces, Engineering, Mining, Textiles, Outdoor science playground and water play area
Type: Science Centre. 70+ exhibits. Size: M. Opened: 1992.
Open: Daily: 10.00 -17.00. Opening times change mid-October - please check times before visiting. Ages: All ages.
Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3LN MAP
Tel: 01530 278 444 Fax: 01530 813 301
E-mail: snibston@leics.gov.uk
Web: www.leics.gov.uk/museums/snibston
Thinktank
Themes: Transport, Industrial Revolution, local history, modern medicine, contemporary and future science, space
Type: Science Centre. Approx 2,600 exhibits. Exhibition area: 7,500 m2. Size: L. Opened: Sep-01.
Open: Daily 10.00 - 17.00. (Last entry 16.00) Ages: All ages.
Thinktank, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG MAP
Tel: 0121 202 2222 Fax: 0121 202 2280
E-mail: findout@thinktank.ac
Web: www.thinktank.ac