What’s onMarch - May 2014

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Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP

Spring Highlights

One ticket gets youeverything Last chance

to see!

Easter

The winning entries from the 2013competition will be on display untilSunday 2 March.

5 - 21 April Enjoy ourfantastic Brick City exhibition - a must for LEGO® fans of allages. Everything else is includedin your Science Centre ticket tooincluding the 4D Motion Ride,planetarium, live theatreshows and daily workshops.Chocolate Heaven workshopsand a special choc trail for littleones will be running from GoodFriday to Easter Monday only.

Life Science Centre is an award-winning visitor attraction wherethere’s lots to do, and remember...

� Brick City is an exhibition of the LEGO® models shown inWarren Elsmore’s internationally acclaimed book of the same name. Marvel at the Arc de Triomphe, Buckingham Palace, the Trevi Fountain and famous events such as Macy's Day Parade, Rio Carnival and the London Olympics - all recreated in LEGO® (8 March - 21 April).

� New from 15 February Inside DNA - a fascinating exhibition all about you…your health, your identity and your ancestry.

� The region’s only 4D Motion Ride with moving seats, 3D action on screen and some extra surprises (be warned - you may get wet). For safety reasons you have to be at least 1.2 metres (4 feet) in height to use the Motion Ride.

� The North’s biggest planetarium.

� Live shows in the Science Theatre.

� Hands - on Curiosity Zone, where you can sculpt magnetic art, make music that lights up and create your own big machine with gears, cogs and pulleys.

� Young Explorers’ Zone for under 7s where they can discover, wonder and create in a safe and fun environment.

For full details of what’s on when, visit our website life.org.uk

The Exhibition ofReal Human Bodies

Coming soon!

May Bank Holiday Weekend

3 - 5 May Experience amazing animal magic as we welcome some furry friends to Life (included in your Science Centre ticket).

26 - 27 April For one weekend only! Maker Faire UK is the greatest show (and tell) on Earth!It’s a two day family-friendly festival of hackers, crafters, coders, DIYers and garden shed inventors.Suitable for families and adults. There will be changes to the usual programme, prices and openingtimes. For more information and to buy tickets go to MakerFaireUK.com

Opens Saturday 17 May 2014BODY WORLDS Vital, an awe-inspiringjourney through the human body,celebrating its complexity, beauty andpotential, makes its UK debut at Life in May2014. BODY WORLDS Vital bringstogether a collection of real human bodies,specimens, organs and body slices whichhave been willed by donors and preservedthrough plastination, a ground-breakingmethod for specimen preservation inventedby Dr. Gunther von Hagens.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW life.org.uk

Family Ticket Adult Child Concessions2 adults + 2 children 1 adult + 3 children OAP, student or unwagedAged 2 - 17OR

£8.25 £6.45 £7.25£24.10

PricesPrices apply until 16 May 2014. Summer prices start on 17 May. For Maker Faire prices see life.org.uk

Opening TimesLife is open every day including Bank Holidays.

Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm, Sunday 11.00am - 5.00pmLast admission is 4.00pm. See our website for Maker Faire opening times.

The Centre for Life is a registered charity (no.1059607). As we’re a charity, Science Centre tickets include avoluntary 10% donation which allows us to claim an extra 25p in every pound from the Government, providingthe donor is a UK tax payer. It’s called a Gift Aid visit and it makes a huge difference to charities like us. To enable us to reclaim your Gift Aid, you must be paying an amount of income or capital gains tax at leastequal to or greater than the amount of this donation.

If you want to opt out of the donation, admission charges to the Science Centre are: family £22.90, adult £7.40,child £5.40, concession £6.75.

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All information correct at time of going toprint. Programme is subject to change;please see our website for latest information.

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The Centre for Life is an amazing science village in Newcastle where scientists, clinicians,educationalists and business people come together to promote advancement of the lifesciences. Did you know that Life is a charity and we receive no public funding? It’s our missionto ignite and nurture a curiosity in everyone for science, technology, engineering and mathsand encourage the next generation of STEM professionals. THANK YOU for your support.

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