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Centre for Life
Centre for Life in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Centre for Life is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Centre for Life is a science village in Newcastle upon Tyne where scientists, clinicians, educationalists and business people work to promote the advancement of the life sciences. The centre is a registered charity, governed by a board of trustees, which receives no public funding.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The centre was opened by the Queen in May 2000. In March 2009 the centre was the main venue for the UK's first Maker Faire, run as part of the Newcastle ScienceFest. The 2010 Newcastle Maker Faire was held at the Centre for Life and the nearby Discovery Museum. Maker Faire UK returned to the Centre for Life in 2013, at which over 300 hackers, crafters, coders, DIYers and inventors presented their projects alongside installations and drop-in workshops, and also in 2016.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9675, -1.6206
- Address
- Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE1 4EP
- Phone
- +44 191 243 8210
- Established
- 2000
- Official site
- www.life.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5062504 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Centre for Life (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Centre for Life?
- Centre for Life is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Centre for Life built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- Who owns Centre for Life?
- Centre for Life is owned by | publictransit = Railway, Bus, Metro.
- How busy is Centre for Life?
- Centre for Life draws around 225,000 visitors a year.