Eureka! SoundSpace

Location: Halifax, United Kingdom

Music and performance

‘Eureka! The National Children’s Museum’ is a museum designed especially for 0 – 12 year olds, and since its opening in Halifax in 1992, ‘Eureka! The National Children’s Museum’ has attracted over 3.5 million visitors. SoundSpace enables children aged 3 to 12 to experience the art and science of sound, music and performance. As part of the experience, children help Orby the Alien to understand the information he has found on the Golden Record of the Voyager.

Orby the Alien

Children help Orby the Alien to embark on a musical journey. Orby found the Voyager and the Golden Disk when he was flying in his spacecraft. He decides to travel to Earth to find out more about phenomena called sound and music. A series of interactive learning environments enable children to experiment with music to learn about musical performance and music’s impact on society.

Scope of project

Design; educational material, website, and multimedia development; and turn-key fabrication of the SoundSpace exhibition.

Prizes and rewards

Nominated for Heritage Award, and winner of the Grand Prize for Europe’s Best Tourism Initiative for Children ( Les  Trophées Kids, 2005).

NorthernLight video

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