Expositions

World of Civilization

What is the impact of technology on our lives and the environment we live in? How can we ourselves change the course of where the civilization is headed? The exposition won’t give you definitive answers about how should we shape our relationship with the world but it will provide information that might help us consider our actions and their effect on the world around us. The premise here is that if you want to change the world, start with yourself. Going through this exhibition, you will experience an ordinary day in everything but an ordinary way – the individual exhibits will transport you to third world countries where even drinking water is precious, you will get a peek into national cuisines, get to understand why education is so important, and what a difference it does if you recycle properly. Having a walk down the memory lane following the milestones in the history of Ostrava will show you how you can make your own imprint on history.

Exhibition:

• Point of view
• My day
• Ostrava through time

World of Science and Inventions

The exposition focuses on the different structures of the world around us and the fascinating modern day technologies. We make Math and Physics fun with our interactive exhibits that will show you different waves, systems and phenomena in a new light. You can explore the world around us in a great detail in our section about nano and micro technologies. Look inside your body and discover the incredible ways technology is used in medicine. Want to see beyond? Get to know all that is to come – from 3D printing to new developing materials, we have the future of technology at our fingertips.

Exhibition:

• Medical technology
• New materials
• Nano and micro
• Math
• Physics

World of Nature

Get to know the world around us through our exhibition about nature which is divided into eleven themed sections about the human body, energy, light, the universe, motion, or iron. Try out all of the interactive exhibits and try to catch fish like a dolphin, put together the human body, launch a hydrogen rocket, climb up our majestic tree to try out photosynthesis, or play with a classic Czech construction toy set Merkur which was used to build the first prototype of a machine making contact lenses. An exhibition with such name wouldn’t be complete without a piece of real nature, though – a part of the exhibition is also our rooftop garden which covers an area of 2,000m2 and lends a piece of greenery to the industrial surroundings.

Exhibition:

• Oasis of Light
• Oasis of Electricity
• Oasis of Iron
• Oasis of Universe
• Oasis of Motion and Force
• Oasis of Food
• Oasis of Animals
• Oasis of a Tree
• Oasis of Soul
• Oasis of Human
• Rooftop Garden

Theatre of Science

Our theatre can be found on the third floor of the science center and you definitely should not miss it if you’re ready for some scientific action. Our Science show will set you on fire or let you experience electricity from up close – just come watch and learn more about chemistry and physics, our scientists are ready for you every day at scheduled times. The theatre has a capacity for an audience of 105 people which can enjoy the performance in comfortable beanbags. The space is designed to have great acoustics and is very well equipped technically, making the theatre an ideal place for lectures and seminars, too.

Program

• Let’s Go Science – gas show
• Flames of Science – fire show
• Let There Be Light – light show
• It’s Electrifying! – electricity show
• Sounds of Science – sound show
• Science Mash-up

Opening hours:

You can visit our Theatre of Science on:

Monday – Friday 10:30, 12:30, 14:00
Saturday – Sunday 12:00, 14:00, 16:00

The weekend opening hours of the Theatre of Science apply during summer holidays.

Cinema

In our cinema, you don’t just see the movie, you experience it. Watch 3D films packed with action and information from the comfort of our cinema – 194 seats, huge projection screen (18*10m), and top notch digital screening technology will provide for an exceptional audiovisual experience. All visitors who buy the ticket to see all of our main exhibitions can come and enjoy the 3D action from the BBC production. Just settle into the seats and dive into adventure.

Screening times:

Sunday – Friday 11:00, 13:00, 15:00*
Saturday 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00*

*All screening times require the minimum of 12 people.

Cinema entrance is on the groundfloor.

The cinema auditorium can also be used for events like seminars, congresses or conferences as a lecture room.

Now playing

Oceans 3D (40 mins)

Embark on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New oceanic science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible.