31.08.2012
Interactive scientific exhibition of Jagiellonian University at Debica
Tire Company Debica S.A. and Goodyear arranged bringing into town an unconventional exhibition titled "Ancient and Non-ancient Sciences", the prize winner of 2nd award in the competition "SIBYL - Museum Event of the Year "
On the eve of first edition of GOODFEST Music Festival at Debica, at the Art Gallery of the City Community Center (at 8 Akademicka Street, Debica) a grand opening of interactive, touring exhibition titled "Ancient and Non-Ancient Sciences" was held. Thanks to the support of Tire Company Debica S.A. and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Polska the youth from Debica and the Subcarpathian Region will be able to admire the exhibition until October 7, 2012 that shows in unconventional manner the issues related to the science, its development over the centuries and also the laws governing the world.
The exhibition prepared by the Museum of Collegium Maius at Jagiellonian University in Cracow is the first educational undertaking of this kind in Poland. It was opened in Cracow in 2000, and after five years it started touring and to date it has been exhibited in almost 30 places in Poland and abroad. The total number of visitors reached 200 thousand.
The subject of the exhibition to which admission is free covers four topics: "In the World of Waves", "Between Bit and Abacus", "To Measure Time " and "Angles in the Sky and on the Earth". An innovative presentation method stirs creative thinking of visitors, because the exhibition consists of models that have to be handled by the visitor himself in compliance with instructions given.
The exhibition comprises 40 thematic stands. "In the World of Waves" section raised various aspects of wave movement . Special attention should be paid to the exhibit that allows to draw an image of human voice. The shape of figures created depends on the voice pitch and volume.
The "Between Bit and Abacus" section is fully devoted to the computational methods and instruments, starting from abacus, through counter, Napier dice - early instrument for multiplication, and ending up with computer shown from inside. The visitors may test a device crucial in this section of exhibition that allows to understand how the binary system works, which is the operational basis for all computers. At this exhibition stand one may also convert a figure expressed in decimal system into a figure expressed in binary system.
The subjects of "To Measure Time" and "Angles in the Sky and on the Earth" sections are concerned with widely understood astronomy. By means of replicas of historical devices it is possible to learn how geographical position on the Earth and the positions of celestial bodies were determined.
"Tire Company Debica S.A. has actively supported the education of youth through unconventional educational projects combining learning with fun. An illustration of that is the prestigious exhibition in question that in an accessible, interesting and involving manner brings closer difficult topics, but vital to everybody. "Discovering laws and rules governing in the world of mathematics, physics and astronomy helps to understand more deeply the complexity of the world" - said Jacek Pryczek, the President of Management Board of Tire Company Debica S.A. and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Polska.
The opening of exhibition preceded the first edition of GOODFEST Festival at Debica that is supposed to become a new place on the map of prestigious music and cultural events in Poland. At the Festival there will be plenty of stars of considerable stature - young Polish artists. Partners of Debica GOODFEST Festival include: Subcarpathian Provincial Government, Debica City Authorities, National Center of Culture and National Audiovisual Institute. The Artistic Director of the GOODFEST Festival is Filip Berkowicz, head of renowned festivals such as Sacrum Profanum, Misteria Paschalia, Actus Humanus or Penderecki // Greenwood Project.
The exhibition prepared by the Museum of Collegium Maius at Jagiellonian University in Cracow is the first educational undertaking of this kind in Poland. It was opened in Cracow in 2000, and after five years it started touring and to date it has been exhibited in almost 30 places in Poland and abroad. The total number of visitors reached 200 thousand.
The subject of the exhibition to which admission is free covers four topics: "In the World of Waves", "Between Bit and Abacus", "To Measure Time " and "Angles in the Sky and on the Earth". An innovative presentation method stirs creative thinking of visitors, because the exhibition consists of models that have to be handled by the visitor himself in compliance with instructions given.
The exhibition comprises 40 thematic stands. "In the World of Waves" section raised various aspects of wave movement . Special attention should be paid to the exhibit that allows to draw an image of human voice. The shape of figures created depends on the voice pitch and volume.
The "Between Bit and Abacus" section is fully devoted to the computational methods and instruments, starting from abacus, through counter, Napier dice - early instrument for multiplication, and ending up with computer shown from inside. The visitors may test a device crucial in this section of exhibition that allows to understand how the binary system works, which is the operational basis for all computers. At this exhibition stand one may also convert a figure expressed in decimal system into a figure expressed in binary system.
The subjects of "To Measure Time" and "Angles in the Sky and on the Earth" sections are concerned with widely understood astronomy. By means of replicas of historical devices it is possible to learn how geographical position on the Earth and the positions of celestial bodies were determined.
"Tire Company Debica S.A. has actively supported the education of youth through unconventional educational projects combining learning with fun. An illustration of that is the prestigious exhibition in question that in an accessible, interesting and involving manner brings closer difficult topics, but vital to everybody. "Discovering laws and rules governing in the world of mathematics, physics and astronomy helps to understand more deeply the complexity of the world" - said Jacek Pryczek, the President of Management Board of Tire Company Debica S.A. and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Polska.
The opening of exhibition preceded the first edition of GOODFEST Festival at Debica that is supposed to become a new place on the map of prestigious music and cultural events in Poland. At the Festival there will be plenty of stars of considerable stature - young Polish artists. Partners of Debica GOODFEST Festival include: Subcarpathian Provincial Government, Debica City Authorities, National Center of Culture and National Audiovisual Institute. The Artistic Director of the GOODFEST Festival is Filip Berkowicz, head of renowned festivals such as Sacrum Profanum, Misteria Paschalia, Actus Humanus or Penderecki // Greenwood Project.