Welcome to Explore

Explore-At-Bristol is the first of it's kind - A true 21st century science centre combining the best of hands-on activities with the very latest multi-media techniques. In Explore-At-Bristol science is brought alive through stunning visuals and over 170 interactive experiences.

Your Amazing Brain  

Your Amazing Brain

 

Responsible for who you are and what you can do.  Find out how your brain and body tick, tax your memory and immerse yourself in stunning sensory experience.
Optical Illusions        Memories


Move It  

Move It

 

Test your personal staying power and investigate numerous ingenious inventions. Pump, pedal, push and pull, and chase the dream of flight.

Dreams of Flight        Naturally Newton


Live Science Zone  

Live Science Zone

 

Create, investigate and participate in live science. Watch live and interactive shows, join in debates, try the hands-on exploration stations or catch up on the latest news and views.
What's on?


Curiosity Zone  

Curiosity Zone

 

Investigate the wonders of the world around you. Play with light and mirrors, feel the force of a gyroscope, investigate magnets, vibrations and sound – or be the star of your own TV show!
Bermuda Triangle        Tornados


Space  

Space

 

Find out how space research affects your everyday life, from cordless drills and ear thermometers to space food in your breakfast!

Planetarium

Special Exhibitions

Eye for Colour  

Eye for Colour (open September 20)

 

Ever wondered how you’d feel if sausages were purple or what colour paint used to be made from ground up Egyptian mummies?
 


In the Jungle  

In the Jungle (open September 20)

 

In the Jungle lets children under eight investigate the magical worlds and creatures hidden in the depths of the jungle.
 

 
BIG BANG!  

BIG BANG! (open September 26)

 

Can recreating the conditions a billionth of a second after the Big Bang reveal the secrets of our Universe?
 


Jet, set go  

Jet, set go

 

Using costumes, props and interactive displays, Jet, set go treats kids to a fun-packed airport experience.
 

"An awesome extravaganza of the intriguing, the topical and the bizarre, to delight and inform people of all ages. At-Bristol sets new standards for making science and technology both accessible and fun."
Paul Davies, Physicist and author

 

Optical Illusions

Stretch your brain
with these
mind bending
illusions




Hot Links

Under 6's at Explore
Do try this at home
Send an Explore postcard
Brain Benders
 

Roving Cam

Keep an eye on At-Bristol, the camera is currently situated in the Your amazing brain section of Explore.