Automatické mlýny – Sféra Pardubice

Location: Automatické mlýny 1962, 530 03 Pardubice · Pardubice Region

Category: craft and technology education centre

Sféra is a craft and technology educational centre in the creative Automatic Mills (Automatické mlýny) quarter in Pardubice. It offers top-equipped workshops and laboratories for teaching technical and science subjects, clubs and courses, a Sféra playground for children, and the unique Science on a Sphere technology – a large animated globe displaying data about planet Earth and the universe.

Why visit this place?

• The mill building was designed by architect Gočár in 1910 for the brothers Egon and Karel Winternitz; in 2014 it became a national cultural monument.
• The complex reopened after reconstruction in September 2023, and Gočár's grain silo was made accessible to the public for the first time.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 1,888 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour and a half; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 86 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: According to the current programme, see website
• Typical visit: 90 min
• Admission: adults 180 CZK, children 120 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 1888 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Educational programmes for primary and secondary schools in modern workshops and laboratories focused on technical and science subjects. Programmes in the Science on a Sphere hall with a unique animated globe (75–90 min). Reservations at [email protected].

Official website: https://www.sferapardubice.eu/

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