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What is the Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência
Viva
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The Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva is an interactive
science and technology museum that has been open to the public
since July 25th 1999. It is an integral part of the Ciência
Viva Centres Network and serves as both the driving force
and resource centre for this network.
The main objective is to stimulate scientific knowledge and
promote scientific and technological culture among all citizens.
The exhibitions and activities proposed allow visitors to
explore many wide-ranging themes with interactive Exhibits,
relaxing and having fun at the same time.
Besides the major theme exhibitions, the Pavilion of Knowledge
- Ciência Viva promotes various scientific and educational
initiatives.
The Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva received the
following awards:
- 2000 - Award of the Portuguese Association of Numerous
Families, for being the first institution of the kind to
introduce a family ticket that does not put a limit to the
number of children.
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- 2001 - Honorary Award of the Portuguese Society of Multiple
Sclerosis, for our continuous efforts to make the space
and our services accessible for all and for having specialized
members of staff, that can give the necessary support to
visitors with special needs.
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Ciência Viva
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The Ciência Viva* programme is a national initiative
for scientific and technological culture. Since 1996, true
to its guiding principle of bringing scientific and school
communities together in order to improve basic education,
Ciência
Viva has promoted the following projects:
- Support and financing for science experiment projects in schools;
- A nationwide science awareness-raising network of interactive
centres;
- National science awareness-raising campaigns, stimulating
associative science and giving the population opportunities
for scientific observation and direct contact with experts
from different fields.
* On July 17th 1998, the Ciência Viva Association -
National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture was
incorporated by deed, published in the Official Journal (DR
III) 56/98 of 5 November.
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