“Tehnoannas Pagrabi” team made science buskings together with Les Petits Débrouillards Auvergne team during the Fete de la Science in France. Behind the scenes thanks to Sandy Tcherkachine who made our intensive programme there were a lot of useful discussions, meetings, workshops and pleasant free time with these kind and creative people from Les Petits Débrouillards.

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RIGA FORUM - INNOVATION WEEK

Baltic Metropoles events during the Forum Held annually by the City of Riga since 2003, the Riga Forum is an international event each year focusing on a specific thematic area related to promotion of the competitiveness of the Baltic Region. In 2007, the Forum is concentrated on the theme of Innovation. During the week of 9 - 15 September 2007, a range of international events targeted to public and private sector actors in the area of innovation promotion from the Baltic Sea Region will take place in Riga.
INNOVATION CIRCUS (9 – 13 September, Congress Hall Square)
The activities have organized in a large circus tent (total area > 900 sq m), located in the centre of the City and open to everyone. The tent contained exhibition of innovative products and technologies by universities, companies and public bodies, a planetarium [from children`s Science Centre “Tehnoannas Pagrabi”], a video screen and cafeteria. Various interactive activities will take place on the stage inside the Circus - panel games for visitors, interactive presentations, performances of artists, Cafe Scientifique, and more. From Riga, the Innovation Circus traveled to Milano, Berlin and Copenhagen. The project is EU co-financed.
 “Tehnoannas pagrabi” was invited by organization of this event - Riga Tehnological Centre - to participate with the interactive exhibition - innovation for Latvia. http://www.baltmet.org/pub/index.php?id=17&lid=26  Almost 10.000 visitors entered the wonderful and innovative tent outside the congress centre in central Riga. 

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AHHAA gave a visit to its Latvian colleagues in Riga at Tehnoannas Pagrabi
The purpose of the trip was to find out more about Lativian only science center called "Tehnoannas Pagrabi". It is said to be a children's center, but it has a strong effect on adults also.

Staff of AHHAA enjoyed "Tehnoanna Pagrabi's" exhibits on two floors, especially exciting was the blind tunnel in the basement of the two floored building. Visiting a house what you can set up the way you like, made AHHAA miss even more its own science center building.

Staff of Tehnoannas Parabi shared its experience on how to run a science centre and welcomed AHHAA in a really polite way. They were very friendly and open as a family of a science center should be. We are wishing them all the best!

Please find out more about a small, but really exciting science center in Riga from the following page: http://www.pagrabi.lv/index.html

Adress: http://www.ahhaa.ee/index.php?page=14&keel=eng&uudis=26

Our new exposition “The SIGNS” opens.  Dace`s long research work ends with a new group of  exhibits about “Who is the Mad scientist”.

We welcome visitors from Estonia, Germany, Poland, Turcia, Ukraine etc

Reinis, Alvis and Normunds get driving licence for motocycles

what's happening

Ben and Karen heading to Latvia

Ben and Karen will be heading to Riga, Latvia shortly on the invite of the British Council. They will be performing a science busking show to capture the interest of the Latvian general public. The show will be similar to those performed at the Perugia Festival of Science.

http://www.uwe.ac.uk/fas/graphicscience/index.htm