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Supporter stories

It's thanks to the support of our visitors, members, businesses, trusts and foundations that we can continue our charitable work.

What projects have been supported in the past?

We The Curious supporters share our vision - to ensure everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together.

Past projects funded by donors have been wide-ranging due to the nature of our work and our locality in the heart of Bristol historic harbourside, for example:

Cutting edge exhibitions such as Project What If
Inclusion projects in communities and schools
Inclusive volunteering and work experience programmes
Open City Research facilitating public engagement with cutting-edge research.
Educational projects ranging from new workshops and student-led research
Public programming and events such as school photography projects, engineering activities and food production workshops
Maintaining our heritage estate and external spaces for the community

The Foundation is pleased to support We The Curious with the development of the Theatre of Curiosity to widen participation in STEM education (Science, Engineering, Technology, Maths). John James Bristol Foundation is delighted to support the next stage of bringing STEM subjects to the residents of Bristol to inspire the next generation of scientists.

Louise Hanson, John James Bristol Foundation

Recent supporter projects

Enovert Community Trust funding

Bristol educational charity and science centre, We The Curious, has been awarded two grants totaling £100,000 from the Enovert Community Trust (ECT), to revitalise Millennium Square.

Funding from Garfield Weston Foundation

Bristol educational charity and science centre, We The Curious, has received a £440,000 grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, to support the science centre’s reopening programme of activities, develop an online educational offer for schools and…

We The Curious reopening with Project What If

After 14 months of closure during the pandemic, educational charity We The Curious will be reopening on Saturday 22 May 2021 with a bold new experience Project What If, which aims to leave people with questions rather than answers.

Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage

Educational charity We The Curious, has received a £173,400 grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage through The National Lottery Heritage Fund, part of the Government's £1.57bn support package to support the culture sector.

John James Theatre of Curiosity

Educational charity We The Curious reopening (2021) with a bold new experience Project What If, which will feature the ‘John James Theatre of Curiosity’ – a central discussion space which encourages visitors to explore how science works.

Open City Lab

Educational charity We The Curious reopening (2021) with a bold new exhibition Project What If, which will feature ‘Open City Lab’ – a unique research space dedicated to ‘open source science’ and democratising science.

It's really important to us to fund projects...where young people in Bristol are not only gaining qualifications for their future, but are also exploring their creative potential. It's a privilege for us to be able to help share young people's creativity with city-centre audiences.

Vicky Lee, Head of Bristol City Centre BID

Thank you to our supporters

A special thank you to our funders who work with us, supporting our vision to connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.

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