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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.

One of the first volunteers of We The Curious smiling and turning an exhibit with a sand clock while one of the latest volunteers is standing in the foreground smiling.

National volunteer week 2025

This National Volunteer Week, we are reflecting on the almost two decades of incredible people who have volunteered with us, and how they have truly helped shape We The Curious into what it is today.

An group of children are in a greenhouse playing with soil in plastic containers and paper bags.

Hanging Gardens

Head to our Greenhouse to discover how some plants can grow the wrong way up!

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Education activities

A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and laboratories. Students can also enjoy entertaining science shows in our Studio and in the 3D Planetarium.

An brightly lit open space with tables, boards and activities with the name 'Open City Lab' space illuminated above

Open City Lab

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

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New funded schools' programme

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.

A small child is holding a torch up to it's eye, in a studio space.

Blast to the Past

Join us for a family-friendly show that explores the mysterious nature of the space-time continuum.

A small child is lying on the floor next to a creation made with a circuit and pens.

Scribblebots

Visit the Tinkering Space and create a doodling machine!

Outside of We The Curious

We The Curious celebrates 25th birthday

Celebrating 25 years of We The Curious: Bristol’s science centre puts call out for memories to build a Curious Timeline, celebrating the city’s science, curiosity, creativity and change

An adult and young child play with a hand-held pricing machine in the Open City Lab at We The Curious. There are yellow shopping baskets with some food containers in them on the table in front of them.

Shopping trolley secrets help science

You’re in a local supermarket trying to choose what to have for lunch – what do you pick? If you picked a meal deal (the classic combination of a main, drink and snack), your choice could be useful to science.