In Ostrava, preparations are finishing for the opening of the large World of Technology

Ostrava - Preparations are concluding for the opening of the great World of Technology in the Lower Vítkovice area of Ostrava, which will present science and technology in a playful and entertaining manner. The popular science center will be accessible to the public starting September 26, said Šárka Želinská, the head of the World of Technology operations, today to ČTK.
    On an area of 14,000 m², there will be four worlds with permanent exhibitions: the Children's World, the World of Science and Discoveries, the World of Civilization, and the World of Nature, along with one world designated for temporary exhibitions. The facility will also include a 3D cinema and a Theater of Science.
    "At this moment, we are finalizing the individual exhibits, refining them to a form that can be presented to visitors, but we are also currently in a testing phase. This means that we are not only individually testing how things work, but we are also inviting certain school classes, for example," said Želinská.
    Most of the exhibitions will be found on the ground floor of the building, which attracts attention primarily due to its glass facade that reflects the industrial surroundings. The Children's World will be intended for the youngest visitors aged two to six years. "The exhibition includes everything that pre-school children are interested in. We focused on activities that are not only intellectual but also physical, on the development of imagination and other attributes," said Želinská. The Children's World is essentially a huge playground where children can playfully test various professions. It features a medical office, where they can try building a house with a crane, perform as actors on a theater stage, or experience the role of an auto mechanic at a car model. This world also includes kitchen units, a farmers' market with food, and a water world. There is also a fairy tale forest and a climbing maze.
    Adjacent to this exhibition will be the World of Civilization, which will showcase human existence throughout the day. "In our exhibition, we look at everyday things from different perspectives, because, for example, in Africa, they have different breakfasts or completely different hobbies than children in Europe, so from this viewpoint, we will look at the entire civilization," stated Želinská. The exhibition will also contain a sandstone block from which visitors can create various works.
    On the ground floor, there is also the World of Science and Discoveries, which will present a number of interesting facts from the fields of natural sciences and technology. The largest world will be the World of Nature, located on the first floor, and it will include a botanical garden that will serve not only for knowledge but also for relaxation. "The World of Nature is divided into ten interesting oases that cover topics such as humans, iron, energy, food, electricity, and light. An interesting exhibit about humans shows the development of humanity, and there is also a special exhibit on the soul," noted Želinská. Part of the exhibition will feature a large tree built in a cubist style, where visitors will be able to climb up to an imaginary crown and look around the World of Technology. One of the major exhibits will focus on outer space.
    The construction of the World of Technology cost approximately 700 million crowns, with most expenses covered by EU funds and the state budget. Currently, a so-called small World of Technology operates in the Lower Vítkovice area, created in a former VI energy central now called U6. It introduces visitors to the development of technology in the Czech lands over the last 200 years. The exhibition is designed in the spirit of French novelist Jules Verne.