A new interactive discovery centre has opened at Trinity Leeds that encourages children and grown ups to explore exciting exhibits and learn real-life maths skills.
Tucked between Boots and the Customer Service Lounge on the first floor of Trinity, MathsCity offer hands-on experience with exhibits devoted to mathematics and its application.
There are over twenty exhibits for children, teenagers and grown ups to test, including a giant bubble maker that allows you temporarily live inside a bubble.
Their aim is to ‘inspire inquiring minds’ through unique and fun activities and appears to successfully challenge the traditional stereotype of maths-related tasks; showing the potential of its application in the real world.
The various puzzles and activities on offer also include a fire laser ring to discover shapes and the chance to step inside a giant kaleidoscope. The intricacy of the shapes and colours will certainly be a magical sensory experience for all that choose to participate in this one.
There are also assorted mirror exhibitions, a building bridge and a huge Newton’s cradle.
The family-orientated discovery centre estimate it takes around an hour to sample all of the exhibits, making it an effortless activity to include on a Saturday spent in the city centre.
The installation has been designed by the locally known design team, WorkHaus.
The Yorkshire-based team have previously crafted major projects like the National History Museum Dublin Zoo and York Minster, but adding MathsCity to their portfolio has allowed them to showcase unseen innovative designs.
The set up of MathsCity was funded by Leeds City Council, the Leeds BID (Business Improvement District) and individual donations.
To ensure that MathsCity not only comply to current Covid-related health and safety procedures, but minimise any risk, the number of tickets have been restricted.
Prospective visitors should book their tickets online to guarantee entry where tickets cost £4.50 for a child and £6.50 for an adult.
Feature Image- MathsCity
