Sharing the wonders of science
Halifax Discovery Centre
Award-winning hands-on exhibits that inspire curiosity
Halifax, Canada
Overview
The Discovery Centre invites visitors of all ages to explore the marvels of our world.
Working closely with the science centre’s team, ngx developed hands-on, curiosity driven experiences. Playful and rewarding exhibits, such as a teddy bear x-ray station, offer insights about our health and our world.
Exhibit photo credit to Brinton Photography.
Inspiring Learning
A four-player game in a fictional city in the Energy gallery show visitors how they can change their world with individual and collective choices.
An eight-person touch table allow visitors to explore 12 body systems in the Health gallery. They learn key features about body functions through short interpretive animations. This exhibit features two operational modes: one for visitors and a presenter mode for museum educators.
Visitors sweep their hands over a table in the My Ocean World exhibit, activating projected animations that encourage explorations of the ocean and their personal connections to it.
“My Ocean World” is a gesture-based exhibit that encourages visitors to make a personal connection with the ocean. Visitors use sweeping hand movements to activate oceanic animations that project onto the table.
“The Climate Sphere” explores our changing global environment with a responsive touch-globe. Empirical datasets inform animations that drive four storylines—atmospheric carbon, ocean currents, sea-level rise, and observed temperature changes. Interactive elements highlight key locations around the world and draw connections between local and global scales of impact.
Image of the ‘My Ocean World’ interactive.
Exhibit photo credit to Riley Smith.
