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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

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

Recent supporter projects

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Curious Partner Schools

The Curious Partner Schools programme partners with two local schools and aims to increase engagement with STEM among children from underserved communities in Bristol.

Open City Lab

A unique research space dedicated to ‘open city research’ and democratising science.

BRISTOL educational charity and science centre, We The Curious, has received £149,101 from the John James Bristol Foundation towards a new funded schools' programme aimed at addressing educational inequality in Bristol.

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John James Theatre of Curiosity

We The Curious reopened with a bold new experience Project What If, which features the ‘John James Theatre of Curiosity’ – a central discussion space which encourages visitors to explore how science works.

Children enjoying climate change activities

Schools Climate Change Workshops

Through the National Grid Community Grant Programme, £19,775 was donated to fund the development of three new interactive and engaging climate change themed workshops for school children aged between 5 and 16 years old.

Project What If

Following 14 months of closure during the Covid19 pandemic, We The Curious reopened with bold new experience Project What If, which aims to leave people with questions rather than answers.

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.

We'd love to hear from you

Tell us what motivates you and how you want to get involved. Email or call us on 0117 915 1000

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