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Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw

completed stage: operational delivered
365 mln PLN
contract value · 2010 prices ≈ 365 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: City of Warsaw, European Union (grant of PLN 207 million)

An interactive science centre in Warsaw's Powiśle district, at 20 Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie street, run as a cultural institution co-founded by the Capital City of Warsaw, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the Ministry of National Education. Construction of the building began in August 2008, and the facility was opened to visitors on 5 November 2010, inaugurating its activity with the multimedia show "The Big Bang". The total cost of building the facility amounted to over PLN 365 million, of which PLN 207 million was a grant from European Union funds. In June 2011 the Centre's Heavens of Copernicus planetarium was opened. The facility holds hundreds of interactive exhibits and is among the most visited institutions of this type in Poland.

How it went

Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Utilisation in use
Scope as announced
annual number of visitors
0 / 0 people (annually)

Timeline

  1. Construction start Aug 2008
  2. Delivery 5 Nov 2010

Change history

  • 5 Nov 2010 stage: operational
  • Aug 2008 stage: construction

Significance

The Copernicus Science Centre became the largest interactive science centre in Poland and one of the largest in Europe, implementing a model of popularizing knowledge based on independent experimentation. The investment, worth over PLN 365 million and largely (PLN 207 million) financed from European Union funds, was created as a joint undertaking of Warsaw's local government and the central administration. Since its opening on 5 November 2010, the facility has attracted more than a million visitors a year, and its offer was complemented by the Heavens of Copernicus planetarium opened in 2011. The building has become a recognizable landmark on the map of Warsaw's Powiśle and a model for subsequent science centres established in other Polish cities.

Sources 4

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  1. Centrum Nauki Kopernik już otwarte ↗
    Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa (um.warszawa.pl) 5 Nov 2010
    StatusStageConstruction startDeliveryCostInvestor
    Stage „Po dwóch latach od rozpoczęcia budowy, czterech od powołania instytucji kultury i sześciu od powstania pierwszego zespołu Centrum Nauki Kopernik na warszawskim Powiślu zostało otwarte dla zwiedzających."
    Construction start „Budowa Centrum Nauki Kopernik rozpoczęła się w sierpniu 2008 r. i kosztowała 365 mln zł."
    Investor „Centrum Nauki Kopernik to wspólna inicjatywa Miasta st. Warszawy, Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego oraz Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej."
  2. "Wielki Wybuch" otworzył Centrum Nauki Kopernik ↗
    Nauka w Polsce (PAP) 6 Nov 2010
    StatusCostInvestor
    Cost „Koszt budowy Centrum wyniósł 365 mln zł, z czego 207 mln zł to środki z Unii Europejskiej."
  3. Centrum Nauki Kopernik w Warszawie ↗
    Wikipedia (pl)
    StatusStageDeliveryCostInvestor
    Status „Centrum jest otwarte dla publiczności od 5 listopada 2010 roku."
  4. Centrum Nauki Kopernik w Warszawie – doświadczenia dla ponad miliona zwiedzających rocznie ↗
    Laboratorium Muzeum
    Utilisation
    Utilisation „przyciągająca rocznie ponad milion zwiedzających"