Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery

At-Bristol

At-Bristol is a public science, technology and education centre in Bristol. As a visitor attraction, At-Bristol boasts over 300 hands-on exhibits, and a Planetarium with seasonal shows. It regularly changes it's exhibitions and often holds presenter-led Live Science shows through out the year. One of the permanent exhibition spaces, 'Animate It' allows visitors to create their own animated film in 2D and 3D. Another exhibiton called Flight Zone helps visitors understand more about what factors effect flight and even allows you to biuld your own flying object. All About Our World, another highly regarded exhibition allows visitors to discover the world around us through investigation. The second large section on ground floor called Your Amazing Brain deals with the human brain, in particular optical illusions and memory. On the upper level, exhibition Curiosity Zone deals with sound, light, force and magnets.

For more information and enquiries please contact At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB, Tel: +44 (0)845 345 1235

At-Bristol, showing the Planetarium
Photograph © Mark Boyce

Arnolfini

Royal West of England Academy

Blaise Castle

SS Great Britain

SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. In 1970, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was first built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Core Collection, the vessel is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour. The public get to experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on board for Victorian passengers and crew.

For more information and enquiries please contact Brunel's SS Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Bristol, BS1 6TY, UK, Tel: +44 (0)117 9260680

SS Great Britain
Photograph © mattbuc