Pardubice wants to turn the slaughterhouse into a center of entertainment and science

Pardubice - In the place of the former slaughterhouse in the center of Pardubice, a center for entertainment and science is expected to be created within three years, which will popularize individual scientific fields to the public. The city will request up to 150 million crowns from the European Union for its construction. Alexandr Prokop from the Tesla Group, which came up with and is sponsoring the project, said this to reporters today.
    According to the authors, fewer and fewer people are dedicating themselves to exact sciences. Even schoolchildren often develop a dislike for chemistry, physics, or mathematics due to inappropriate teaching methods. The new area named the Visitor Center could stimulate interest in science.
    "The residents of Pardubice should be proud of the city's industrial tradition," said Prokop.
    Science is addressed by similar institutions, for example, the National Technical Museum in Prague, IQ park in Liberec, and Techmania in Plzeň. The former slaughterhouse next to Tyršovy sady would offer 1600 square meters of indoor exhibitions and 2000 square meters of outdoor exhibitions, where individual exhibits would focus on robotics, nanotechnology, space, life on Earth, chemistry, and transportation.
    "We have a unique opportunity to obtain European funds. We should not miss it," said Alexandra Prokopová from the Tesla Group.
    If the city is successful in its application, the science center will open to the public in 2013. Its total cost will depend on the amount of the subsidy. The people from the Tesla Group would also like to build an industrial trail through the city, which would guide interested parties to interesting industrial sites. Mobile outdoor exhibits are also planned, but everything depends on the amount of funds raised.