The Universeum in Gothenburg

The "way of the water" presents different types of Swedish biotopes. It is located in the top part of the building, at the beginning of the visit.

In July, Kristina Svensson visited Sweden's new visitor attraction, a mixture of
aquarium, greenhouse and science centre.

Universeum in short:
Primary target group 5 to 19 years old
Total exhibition area 5 500 square meters (of which 2 000 with hands-on experiments, total area of building is 10 000 square meters)
Initial funding ca £ 25 million (SEK 364 million)
Predicted visitor number 6000000 per year
Income will be generated from ticket sales, retail sales from
the shop and special events.
46 full time employees & 80 front of house staff during summer and holidays
Entrance fee ca £7,50 (SEK 110) children under 6 free of charge
Universeum is situated in Gothenburg on the Swedish west coast

Kristina Svensson is a freelance populariser of science working in Sweden. Some readers may remember her from her time studying the MSc in Communicating Science at Techniquest. She can be contacted at "Kristina Svensson utställningskonsult" E: kristina.svensson@home.se

(More pictures and information at www.universeum.se)

Newsletter Autumn 2001 Contents

From the Chair
Universeum. Sweden
Explainer report
ECSITE in the UK
Convenor at the BIG Event
An explainers' Big Event