In pictures: Cambridge Science Centre launches new interactive space for children and families

The Cambridge Science Centre has launched a new interactive space for children and families – designed to generate interest in STEM subjects – at the Trinity Centre on Cambridge Science Park.

And, as our pictures show, there are many activities that children can get involved in – over the summer holidays and beyond.

Mandy Curtis, head of exhibitions at the Centre, said: “We opened to the public last Tuesday, 23 July, and we’ve already welcomed over 1,300 visitors.

“We have over 20 interactive exhibits for children and families; every day we have shows and lab activities for people to join in with.”

Mandy notes that during term time, the centre will be open to schools during the week, and then to the public at weekends.

“Cambridge Science Centre has been going for a while, and we’ve had various venues across the city,” explained Mandy, “but this is a new venture for Cambridge Science Centre.

“It [the new centre] came about because of a relationship with Trinity College, who obviously own the Trinity Centre, and we’ve been talking to them for a while.

“And also through corporate sponsorship from some really important corporates who have enabled us to open the centre.”

Mandy, who says it has been “a huge amount of work to get this up and running”, reveals that, among other things, the centre has a giant wind tunnel, a paper plane launcher, a light wall – where visitors can play with mirrors and lenses – a light table, robots, and a workshop area.

“It’s about interactive experiences, rather than forcing you into a specific part of science,” said Mandy, “It’s more immersive than that.”

For more information, visit cambridgesciencecentre.org.