Pop up science activities at Tesco Bar Hill

Cambridge Science Centre, initially located on

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, is the city's first interactive science museum. The start-up exhibition space was opened by the

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, on 7 February 2013, the museum was opened to the public on 8 February 2013. Its first exhibition dealt with the

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and principles of

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and

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. The museum was founded by Dr. Chris Lennard and Dr. Katia Smith-Litiere, backed by technology entrepreneurs, including chairman

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and Jonathan Milner. In December 2016, the exhibition space was closed for relocation. While they were relocating, Cambridge Science Centre put on a series of pop up science events known as 'Street Science'. The museum reopened in April 2018. Cmglee Cambridge_Science_Centre

References

External links

Museum's website
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