Aveiro

Science Centre • Aveiro, Aveiro

Fábrica — Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro, in Aveiro, occupies the building of the former Companhia Aveirense de Moagens and transforms an industrial space into a place dedicated to scientific culture. Opened to the public in 2004, it results from a partnership between the University of Aveiro and Ciência Viva, bringing research, schools and the community closer together. The name “Fábrica” preserves the memory of the building, but also expresses its current function: producing curiosity, experiments and questions. The interactive exhibitions explore themes such as science in the kitchen, robotics and holography, with modules designed to be touched, tested and observed. Its activity also extends beyond the building, through educational programmes and collaborations with scientific institutions, companies, municipalities and teaching bodies. Between imagined machinery and science in action, the former mill has become a public workshop of knowledge.