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At-Bristol’s Travelling Exhibitions
At-Bristol’s travelling exhibitions are an
effective way for other science centres, museums and attractions to
maximise their visitor numbers and encourage repeat visits.
At-Bristol is a leading institution in the informal learning sector.
Our expertise and experience in exhibition design and hands-on
learning ensures the creation of innovative, exciting educational
interactives.
Exhibitions built and toured by At-Bristol cover a variety of topics
including great apes, sports and palaeontology. Ranging
in size from 150m2 to 450m2, each has been developed to appeal to a
wide range of ages and interest levels and to attract both school
groups and the general public.
Once you have chosen a time you would like to hire an At-Bristol
travelling exhibition, a contract is negotiated and the booking
confirmed. At-Bristol’s Travelling Exhibition staff will then liaise
with you to determine the best layout for the exhibition in your
exhibition space.
Unless otherwise stated, exhibitions are installed, tested and
approved by At-Bristol technical staff to ensure that they are ready
to open on time in perfect working order. After installation, regular
contact is maintained and any maintenance issues dealt with
immediately. Exhibitions are provided with a manual including
education and marketing resource materials.
For more information about the exhibitions currently available for
rent please click on the above titles.
To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
These exhibitions have been funded by the Millennium Commission.
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Inside DNA:
A Genomic Revolution |
Identity Crime Ancestry Evolution Health Drugs Mutation Development
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Inside DNA is all about our health, our identity and our evolution.
It is a unique exhibition aiming to engage the public in current and
future UK-based human molecular genetics and genomics research,
providing the tools to enable them to explore the issues that recent
developments have raised.
Designed to provoke questions and stimulate debate, Inside DNA
delves into ethical questions such as whether genetic testing will
lead to discrimination, who will benefit most from genetic
medicines, and the role of DNA databases. The exhibition is
accompanied by associated learning and engagement programmes.
Inside DNA contains contemporary materials and experiences, with
frequently updated content to coincide with significant developments
in genomics research throughout the five years of the project. |
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Inside DNA is designed to attract
visitors from a wide range of backgrounds and will be readily
accessible to adults and to school students aged 14 to 19. It
supports the curriculum at KS3, KS4 and Post-16, including aspects
of How Science Works. It is particularly relevant for students of
Science, Citizenship, PSHE, Applied Science, Biology, Human
Biology and Science for Public Understanding. |
The exhibition zones
Inside DNA – an introduction: How is our
current knowledge of the structure, function and interactions of the
human genome changing our understanding of human biology? How much DNA
do we have? And how can different genetic mutations affect an
organism?
Human identity: The study of contemporary genetics is helping
to identify similarities and differences between us, but what are the
personal and forensic applications of this knowledge? Here people can
discover how many other visitors to the exhibition have the same
genetic traits, or investigate a murder by profiling the evidence at
the crime scene.
Genes and health: There is great potential for applying
contemporary genetics in medicine in order to help us better identify,
understand and treat disease. Find out about the tests available to
screen for genetic disorders, or discuss the ethical questions raised
by pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.
Human evolution: How did humans evolve, and what are the
similarities and differences between ourselves and other primates?
Learn how early humans migrated across the world, or find out about
the distribution of surnames across the UK.
Dialogue zone: News and Views pods allow visitors to find out
about the latest genomic research, vote on a variety of questions, and
leave their thoughts behind. There is also an area with questions on
issues being discussed by the government’s advisory body, the Human
Genetics Commission. The results of these questions will be compiled
and sent to the HGC at regular intervals, to feed into their
discussions.
Please visit
www.insidedna.org.uk for more information.
Click here to see a video of the exhibition!
Tour information
Inside DNA was developed by
At-Bristol on behalf of
Ecsite-uk, with
funding from the
Wellcome Trust and support from the
Sanger Institute.
At-Bristol and Ecsite-uk are now planning the tour and are offering
the 350m² exhibition to host venues in the UK for approximately six
months each until 2012.
The first eight will have the opportunity to host this innovative and
ground-breaking exhibition free of charge. In return, these partner
venues will be asked to contribute to the evaluation of the Inside DNA
project, helping Ecsite-uk to learn more about how users are
interacting with the exhibition and participating in the formal and
informal programmes. Partner venues will receive full support
including a programming pack, staff training and a marketing and media
pack.
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
350m2 |
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Minimum rental period: |
Six months |
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Installation duration: |
Maximum of one week |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual including a learning and programming package,
promotional material templates, marketing and pr plan, spare parts. |
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Number of exhibits: |
33 |
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Transportation: |
Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit insurance. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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Bristol, UK |
December 2007 to August 2008 |
Confirmed |
Explore-At-Bristol |
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Newcastle, UK |
September 2008 to February 2009 |
Confirmed |
Centre for Life |
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Glasgow, UK |
March 2009 to August 2009 |
Confirmed |
Glasgow Science Centre |
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September 2009 to February 2010 |
Available |
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March 2010 to August 2010 |
Available |
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Liverpool, UK |
September 2010 to February 2011 |
Confirmed |
National Museums Liverpool |
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March 2011 to August 2011 |
Available |
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September 2011 to February 2012 |
Available |
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To enquire about availability and to discuss hire
terms, please call At-Bristol’s exhibitions team on 0117 909 2000 or
email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
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Great Apes - How great are you? |
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“The clock is standing at one minute to midnight
for the great apes.”
Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of UNEP, 2003.
One great ape species – humankind – is largely responsible for driving
the others, bonobo, chimpanzee, gorilla, and orang-utan, to the verge
of extinction in the wild.
In conjunction with GRASP (UNEP/UNESCO’s Great Apes Survival Project)
and other leading experts, At-Bristol is creating an interactive
exhibition showcasing endangered primates and their need for
conservation.
Great Apes gives an overview of the plight facing
the great apes and includes interactives, great ape artefacts, moving
footage and stunning imagery – all in a family-friendly atmosphere.
The exhibition has four main areas, demonstrating the following
themes and linked so as to provide a continuous journey around the
exhibits:
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great ape species and biology
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apes as individual cognitive beings and their similarity to us
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threats to the survival of the great apes and their
habitats
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what you can do to help prevent their extinction and
what is happening in your local area.
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The content of the exhibition aims to:
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introduce the evolution and biology of great apes,
their status as a family of endangered species and how closely related
humans are to the other great apes
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focus on great apes as individual, intelligent,
cognitive beings
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provide an environment for comparison between the five
great ape species
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highlight some of the most recent findings in
primatology, including comparative biology and behaviour
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demonstrate the main threats to wild populations of
great apes and the terrible effect humans are having on our wild
relatives
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highlight the importance of great apes in forest
ecosystems and as indicator species
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raise awareness of the conservation of great apes in
the wild, highlight the conservation aims of GRASP, and encourage
positive future action by showing how people can help.
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“The continuing destruction of habitat, the growth
in the commercial bush meat trade in Africa and increased
deforestation in Indonesia, have led some scientists to suggest that
many great ape populations will be extinct in the next ten to twenty
years. Drastic action is needed.”
GRASP, 2003.
Please click on one of the links
below to see a walk-through video of the exhibition
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Windows Media
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Windows Media
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Quicktime
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Quicktime
High res |
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
150m2 |
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Number of
exhibits: |
tbc |
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Minimum rental
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Negotiable |
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Transportation: |
Transportation - Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit
insurance. |
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Installation
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Maximum of one
week. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual
including educational notes, promotional material, spare parts. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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September 2006 - June 2008 |
Available |
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Dundee, UK |
July 2008 - October 2008 |
Confirmed |
Dundee Science Centre |
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November 2008 - December 2010 |
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This exhibition is available for hire in the UK until
2010.
To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
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Sport is about more than just fitness, it's about minds and bodies,
and the advances in technology that open up new sports to new
audiences.
LoveSport the exhibition is everything that sport should be -
accessible, fun, challenging and most of all, for everyone! It
combines all the feelings associated with sporting endeavour, from
grass roots to superstardom, from the World Cup to jumpers for goal
posts!
The exhibits within LoveSport encourage visitors to get active, trying
their hand at both familiar sports and some they may not have
considered before. Each one asks the visitor to think about and
experiment with the science behind sport, whether it's coordination in
basketball or the aerobic warm up.
LoveSport helps to keep the
momentum going by showing visitors how to get involved in local clubs
and activities following the visit.
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The exhibition has five themed areas linked so as to
provide a continuous journey around the exhibits:
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Body - the amazing human body must coordinate
movement, balance and be strong
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Mind - to play our best we must focus and keep our
reactions sharp
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Fitness - stamina, speed and suppleness are all vital
to play any sport
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Technology - from prosthetic limbs to aerodynamics and
equipment
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Recovery - compares your scores with others and find
out how to get active in your area
Click here to see a video of the exhibition!
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
450m2 |
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Number of
exhibits: |
24 |
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Minimum rental
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Negotiable |
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Transportation: |
Transportation - Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit
insurance. |
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Installation
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Maximum of two
weeks. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual
including educational notes, promotional material, spare parts. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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Status: |
Venue: |
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Bristol, UK |
November 2007 - September 2008 |
Confirmed |
Explore-At-Bristol |
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October 2008 - December 2010 |
Available |
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This exhibition is available for hire in the UK until 2010.
To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
The ecsite-uk Travelling Exhibitions Consortium (eTEC) is funded by
the Millennium Commission through a ReDiscover grant. The other
members of the consortium are:
W5,
National
Museums Liverpool,
Magna, and
ecsite-uk.
Click
here for information on all three exhibitions produced by the
ecsite-uk Travelling Exhibitions Consortium (eTEC).
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The Let’s Imagine series comprises three exhibitions designed
especially for children under eight. From story telling and role-play
to hands-on discovery, dressing up and tactile play, children can
develop their learning skills in many ways. With activities to
stimulate the senses, the exhibits are intuitive, created to appeal
specifically to the minds of the young.
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The jungle is a diverse, exotic, exciting and fascinating place to be!
In the jungle lets children under eight investigate the magical worlds
and creatures hidden in the depths of the jungle.
Through story
telling and playful and imaginative games and activities, the
exhibition stimulates children’s curiosity about the world around
them.
Using a wide range of textures and objects, plus investigation
stations for hands-on discovery, under 8s are encouraged to
experience the variety of life in the jungle.
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They can venture from an immersive
jungle area into a camouflaged hide, through a fallen log and into a
bamboo hut - complete with its own jungle creature costumes and sound
and light effects.
One of a suite of three touring exhibitions created uniquely for
children of this age group, In the jungle comes with a range of
support material to make it easy to install and use.
Click here to see a video of the exhibition! |
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
150m2 |
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Number of
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tbc |
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Minimum rental
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Negotiable |
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Shipping information: |
Transportation - Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit
insurance. |
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Installation/dismantling period: |
Maximum of one week. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual
including educational notes, promotional material, spare parts. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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Status: |
Venue: |
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Coventry, UK |
June 2008 - September 2008 |
Confirmed |
The Herbert |
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Bristol, UK |
September 2008 - March 2009 |
Confirmed |
Explore-At-Bristol |
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March 2009 - December 2010 |
Available |
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To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
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The airport is a bustling, exhilarating place full of different people
heading off to exciting places!
Jet set, go aims to engage the under 8s and their carers in an
interactive, multi-sensory experience of what it’s like to work at the
airport or on a plane, or to go on holiday.
Through story telling and
playful and imaginative games and activities, the exhibition takes
children on a journey of discovery and stimulates their curiosity
about the world around them.
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After packing their bags under 8s can venture from the departure
lounge out towards security, check in luggage through the x-ray
machine then role-play as an air traffic controller in the control
tower, using the radar screen and radio.
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Finally on to the cockpit -
complete with its own pilot and cabin crew costumes and airport sound
and light effects!
One of a suite of three touring exhibitions created uniquely for
children of this age group, Jet set, go comes with a range of
support material to make it easy to install and use. |
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Click here to see a video of the exhibition!
The Scout Association have advised that Jet set, go
comprises elements that will help Beaver Scouts in the UK obtain the
new "Air Activities" badge. Please contact the Scout Association,
London for further information.
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
150m2 |
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Number of
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tbc |
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Minimum rental
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Negotiable |
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Shipping information: |
Transportation - Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit
insurance. |
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Installation/dismantling period: |
Maximum of one week. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual
including educational notes, promotional material, spare parts. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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City: |
Hire period: |
Status: |
Venue: |
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Norwich, UK |
December 2007 - June 2008 |
Confirmed |
Inspire |
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Bristol, UK |
July 2008 - December 2008 |
Confirmed |
Explore-At-Bristol |
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January 2009 - December 2010 |
Available |
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To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
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A long, long time ago planet Earth was filled with very different
kinds of life than we see today!
Fossils and funny bones lets under 8s discover the magic of
prehistoric worlds. Through playful and imaginative games and
activities, the exhibition stimulates children’s curiosity about the
creatures that once walked the Earth – taking them on a journey of
discovery through time.
Split into themed areas and including role-play, physical play, a
story telling space and interactive investigation stations, the
exhibition lets children find out what it is like to be a
palaeontologist and investigate these fascinating creatures through
their remains! They can venture from an immersive prehistoric world -
complete with its own dinosaur costumes and sound and light effects -
into a cave, through a fossil finders lab and on to a big dig, where
they can dig up and examine the remains of those prehistoric worlds.
One of a suite of three touring exhibitions created uniquely for
children of this age group, Fossils and funny bones comes with
a range of support material to make it easy to install and use.
Click here to see a video of the exhibition!
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Technical information: |
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Display size: |
150m2 |
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Number of
exhibits: |
tbc |
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Minimum rental
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Negotiable |
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Shipping information: |
Transportation - Hirer to pay inbound transport costs and transit
insurance. |
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Installation/dismantling period: |
Maximum of one week. |
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Insurance: |
Hirer to pay insurance during host period |
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Support materials: |
Exhibition manual
including educational notes, promotional material, spare parts. |
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Current tour schedule: |
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City: |
Hire period: |
Status: |
Venue: |
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Bristol, UK |
September 2007 - June 2008 |
Confirmed |
Explore-At-Bristol |
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Dundee, UK |
July 2008 - October 2008 |
Confirmed |
Sensation |
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November 2008 - December 2010 |
Available |
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To enquire about availability and to discuss hire terms, please call
0845 345 1235 or email
travelling@at-bristol.org.uk
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