Search

Get curious about a topic or simply search for what you need right now. 

If you can't find what you are looking for, feel free to get in touch.

A child going through a laser maze

A Trick of the Light

Fascinating exhibits are used to explore absorption, reflection, wavelength, phosphorescence and UV.

A green logo that says Destination Space!

Destination Space KS1

Train to live and work in space. Launch a rocket, choose a space suit, and catch a floating poo!

A navy blue logo that says Destination Space!

Destination Space KS2

What does it take to become an astronaut on the International Space Station? Investigate the challenges of living and working in space.

an x-ray of a skull

Bodyworks

Students learn about their bodies, using digital microscopes, real x-rays, and turn their classmates inside out!

a close up picture of the eyes and yellow beak of a mechanical child's toy (Furby))

Innoventions

Lots of hands-on fun with levers, pulleys, cams, and gears. Culminates with teams building and firing model catapults!

2 prisms with green and red lights shining on them, on a dark background

Light and Shadow

Students explore prisms, mirrors, ray boxes, and coloured filters to investigate the properties of light and shadow.

a front-on view of a blue mBot robot which looks like it has a smiley face

Code Explorers

Robots need to survey penguins and avoid falling off the ice, can you write the programs to help them complete their mission?

A group of three women standing amoung the exhibits talking and laughing with drinks in-hand

Special events

From late nights at the Planetarium and Relaxed Mornings to films on the Big Screen and on-off events happenings amongst our curious exhibits. Find out more about special events happening in We The Curious.

A child and two adults in the Kitchen at We The Curious. The child is being helped to make oat milk by a member of staff.

Day visit activities

Find out about workshops, shows and creative activities that are part of your visit.

a lit up bulb in a circuit on a peg board

Electricity Unearthed

Investigate electricity, conductors & insulators, simple circuits, and can you try and make a human circuit?

a green truck in the foreground, with 2 children and a fan in the background

Fantastic Forces

Think you know about forces? Counterintuitive ideas are smashed with hammers, feathers, juggling balls, and lunchboxes.