Glasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum

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Glasgow Science Festival will be at the Riverside Museum from 5th to 15th June each day from 11-3pm, with dozens of free activities for all ages!

About Glasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum

Listed Under Family and Kids Events / Days Out Events / Learning Events

We will be exploring how Glasgow Celebrates through the themes of transport, innovation, engineering and technology.

See a real tartan spacesuit made to celebrate Scotland’s achievements in the space industry. Control a robot to test your drawing skills and discover how your tongue move with ultrasound.

Activities change daily, so please check the website for our timetable.

Sponsored by the University of Glasgow EPSRC Impact Acceleration Awards Fund through the College of Science & Engineering.

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