Main Exhibition Area
The vibrant core of discovery at Science Center
The vibrant heart of discovery: over 200 interactive science installations!
The Main Exhibition Hall at Science Center is a vast arena of wonder spanning human biology, optical perception, standing acoustic waves, and electromagnetic forces. Step into an Ames room that bends reality, test your thermal signature with infrared sensors, and see sounds take physical form on vibrating metal plates.
Exhibition Highlights
- The Ames Distorted Room optical perspective illusion
- Full-body thermal imaging infrared camera wall
- Chladni sound resonance plates visualizing pure harmonic acoustic modes
- Magnetic ferrofluid displays dancing to dynamic magnetic fields
Hands-on Discovery Stations
A vast landscape of experiential learning where doing leads directly to understanding:
Ames Distorted Perspective Room
Step inside a trapezoidal room where forced optical perspective makes a small child appear toweringly taller than a grown adult.
Thermal Infrared Wall
Stand before sensitive thermographic sensors to view heat emission patterns across your face, clothing, and cool fingertips.
Chladni Sound Sand Plates
Adjust audio frequency dials to vibrate metal plates, causing fine sand to self-assemble into intricate geometric nodal lines.
Bernoulli Airflow Float
Balance beach balls in angled jets of fast-moving air and observe how surrounding atmospheric pressure holds them in place.
Scientific Principles & Phenomena
Encompasses fundamental principles across all STEM fields: optics, human perception, standing wave physics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism.
Stand in front of the thermal imaging camera to see how heat conducts through different materials. Touch metal, wood, and plastic at the exact same room temperature to understand why thermal conductivity makes cold metal feel significantly colder than insulating wood.
Did you know?
Your eyes don't just take photographs; your brain actively constructs a 3D model of reality based on depth cues. Optical illusions reveal the mental shortcuts and assumptions our vision relies upon every day!
Exhibit Highlights & History
The Main Exhibition Hall is Heureka's beating heart. It is continually renewed with fresh interactive stations designed by Heureka's in-house scientific exhibit workshop.
Other exhibitions at Science Center
NEW EXHIBITION
The Evolution of Dinosaurs
Meet dinosaurs from across the ages
Dinosaurs are part of the great story of evolution on Earth. The exhibition takes you on a fascinating adventure through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Our Journey in Space
Explore the mysteries of our solar system and beyond
What is it like to be an astronaut? How does weightlessness feel, and what does Earth look like from lunar orbit? Discover human space exploration.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Play and Explore
The Idea Workshop for young inventors
Design, build, test, and improve! In the Idea Workshop you can build wind-powered vehicles, mechanical contraptions, and chain reactions.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Science Center Classics
Beloved interactive science experiments
Ride a bicycle on a wire suspended in mid-air, step inside a giant soap bubble, and test your reaction speeds. Classic exhibits loved across generations.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Water – The Stream of Life
The journey and power of water on our planet
Explore hydroelectric dams, water currents, ocean ecosystems, and the importance of clean water for global biodiversity.
DAILY PRESENTATIONS
Science on a Sphere
NOAA animated global projection globe
A room-sized spherical projection system developed by NOAA that displays planetary data, atmospheric flows, ocean currents, and climate models.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Artificial Intelligence – Me, Myself & AI
Understand how algorithms think and create
How do neural networks learn? Can machines recognize your facial emotions or paint art? Explore the ethics and mechanics of artificial intelligence.
OUTDOOR PARK
Exhibitions Outdoors – Science Park Galilei
Science Park Galilei alongside Keravanjoki river
Experience outdoor physics, giant sound mirrors, water locks, and botanical rock gardens in the picturesque Science Park Galilei alongside Keravanjoki river.