EC1 Science and Technology Centre in Łódź
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The EC1 Science and Technology Centre is a science centre located in the former Heat Power Station in Łódź, Poland. The Łódź Power Station (Elektrownia Łódzka) was a first city power station producing electricity for citizens. The plant was operational since 1907, was expanded in 1929, worked till 2000 and is regarded as a historical monument due to its architectural values. The EC1 complex underwent a process of urban renewal in the first decade of the 21st century; it was adapted for cultural and educational purposes. The EC1 Science and Technology Centre is part of the EC1 Łódź – City of Culture complex and functions as a museum of the former power plant, and a science centre. The centre was opened on 7 January 2018. The institution is co-run by the City of Łódź and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The name EC1 is an acronym referring to the later, but also to the historical name of the facility, i.e. the Heat and Power Station No. 1 in Łódź (Elektrociepłownia nr 1 w Łodzi). The science centre is aimed at a wide audience; its goal is popularising science, technology and allowing visitors to perform experiments including: acoustics, electromagnetism, magnetism, fluid mechanics, optics, thermal conductivity, radioactivity.
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