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Phaeno-menal Science Centre Opens Doors Soon

Phaeno-menal Science Centre Opens Doors Soon

The Phaeno experimental experience, Germany's largest science centre, will open its doors in Wolfsburg on 24 November 2005.

250 experiment stations await discovery in the exceptional building designed by star architect Zaha Hadid (London).

The concept for this interactive experience was created by American curator Joe Ansel.

Volkswagen is Phaeno's exclusive main sponsor and co-designer of the "Cone One" room where visitors experience a new dimension of the senses.

Phaeno brings children and adults entertaining insights into scientific phenomena and technological principles.

"Cone One" visitors encounter experiences such as eye tracking, a graphic presentation tracing how the eye moves when looking at an image, or how the world looks completely different when viewed through giant colour filters, or how the "Disco" platform turns forward motion into backward movement.

Volkswagen Design has created "Cone One" in cooperation with Phaeno.

Commenting on this commitment, Group Design Head Murat Gunak said: "Today, the fascination for technical and scientific phenomena must be stimulated in many ways.

Design plays an important role by making these phenomena more attractive, easier to understand and tangible for all the senses.

We were particularly delighted to have been given the opportunity to design a room

more: Phaeno-menal Science Centre Opens Doors Soon


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