Metro Mayor Dan Norris will be reaching for the stars when he visits a brand-new planetarium show from Harbourside science and arts centre We The Curious next Wednesday at 2pm (1 Millennium Square, Anchor Road, Bristol BS1 5DB) to mark British Science Week.

The Metro Mayor will discover how constellations move over time and even investigate the planet Venus when he attends The Ever-Changing Sky, a new 3D show from the Bristol-based science centre running until the end of May. Housed in a former train depot, We The Curious has the country’s first-ever 3D planetarium.

Before being transported to the moon, stars and back again, Mr Norris will meet with CEO Donna Speed to discuss how the centre is encouraging the next generation of scientists. This includes their present work with schools and community groups setting up workshops, theme days and shows such as their recent Project What If and This Can Change exhibition on the climate crisis.

We The Curious was the first science centre in the world to declare a climate emergency, with a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris said:

“From the pandemic to the climate crisis, the value of science has never been clearer and science centres in particular are more important than ever. We The Curious provides the spark that encourages Bristolians and people across our region to think about the world around them, and the immersive 3D planetarium in particular really is ‘out of this world’. I am pleased that our region is leading the way in inspiring the next generation of scientists”.

Since reopening after 14 months of closure during the pandemic, We The Curious have had 132,000 visitors come through their doors.