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Millennium Point in general

 
Description: Millennium Point is Birmingham’s flagship Millennium project, built to celebrate and encourage science, technology and ... more
Millennium Point in general ... education in Birmingham and the wider region.

Newest Review: ... size spitfire hanging from the ceiling. My favourite exhibits were the medical operation zone and the recycling centre, in the medical operation you play the part of the surgeon replacing the hip joint of the patient with a large screen in front of you and actors playing the parts of others surgeons and nurses. You have a type of wii remote device and a voice guides you through what you ... more

 ... have to do in the operation. The recycling information interested me because it had the actual processes that our rubbish goes through in the display, and plaques explaining each stage. Virtually everything has a little explanation plaque, detailing back...more

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sammyboy3
Premium Review Millennium Point in general: Will get you thinking (507 words)
by - written on 24/09/08 (Very useful, 161 readings)
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Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG UK Funded in the main by lottery money, Millennium point is a vast structure housing many things. It is located in Curzon Street 10 minutes walk from Birmingham's Bullring Shopping centre and is futuristic looking (think 'Bladerunner' type place). The locale basically incorporates two attractions, first is 'Thinktank' which has taken over from the old Birmingham science museum. It is an educational 'hands on' science museum and has things like learning about medical techniques and how the body works to how appliances work such as microwaves, satellites, cars etc, there are also exhibits ...  Read the complete review

samgriff
Premium Review Excellent informative day out (671 words)
by - written on 04/12/07 (Very useful, 105 readings)
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Living only twenty minutes from Birmingham all of my life I couldn't really find an excuse to not visit Millennium Point or the Think Tank as its sometimes known, so a couple of years ago we actually went. So what is Millennium Point? Well it's a centre in the middle of Birmingham which is dedicated to science and education. The building is absolutely massive and can take hours just to walk around and have a look at all the things that are going on. It is situated as I've said pretty much in the centre of Birmingham; it's hard to miss really. You can get there by a number of ways. Walking from the city centre is probably easiest as it's only ten minutes ...  Read the complete review

 

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