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Dynamic Earth (originally known as Our Dynamic Earth) is a not-for-profit visitor attraction and science centre in Edinburgh, and is Scotland's largest interactive visitor attraction. [1] It is located in Holyrood , beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of Salisbury Crags .
Dynamic Earth may refer to: Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh) , a not-for-profit visitor attraction and science centre in Edinburgh, Scotland Dynamic Earth (Ontario) , an interactive science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
[7] [8] It was purchased by the City of Edinburgh Council in October 2005 for £3.87 million, and then closed in August 2006 to allow full completion of the venue. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It reopened on 25 May 2007, under the management of Edinburgh Leisure, a non-profit organisation which provides sport and leisure facilities on behalf of the City ...
In 1999, Cockburn helped establish the education service at Our Dynamic Earth, a science centre and visitor attraction in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2002, she won BBC Talent's Science on Screen competition and co-presented the Tomorrow's World Award Show on BBC One .
John Knox's House, painted by Louise Rayner c. 1861. The house itself was built from 1490 onwards, featuring a fine wooden gallery and hand-painted ceiling.It had belonged to Walter Reidpath whose grandson John Arres inherited it and left it to his daughter Mariota Arres in 1556. [1]
Sir Charles Peter Downes OBE FMedSci FRSE (born 15 October 1953), known as Pete Downes, is a British biochemist and chairman of Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Downes served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee from 2009 until 2018.
Summerhall arts hub, 2013. Summerhall is an arts complex and events venue in Edinburgh, Scotland.Formerly home to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies of the University of Edinburgh, it is now a major Edinburgh Festival Fringe visual and performing arts venue.
The full extent of the original design was completed in 1888. [43] It was designed by civil engineer Captain Francis Fowke of the Royal Engineers, Engineer and Artist of the Science and Art Department in London who was also responsible for the Royal Albert Hall, and architect Robert Matheson of the Office of Works in Edinburgh. [26]