Location: Technopolis @ Athens – MARLISCO Exhibition in the 1st Athens Science Festival Dates: 30 April – 04 May 2014 Description: The MARLISCO Exhibition in Greece was first displayed during the 1st Athens Science Festival. More than 5,000 visitors including school groups, university researchers, families, artists and scientists took part in the rich 5 day long Science Festival that […]
MARLISCO’s Exhibition was designed by the Greek project partner, MIO-ECSDE, who then was also responsible for constructing the exhibition in Greece and managing its travels around the country. Over the duration of the project, the Exhibition travelled to five different locations, and ‘participated’ in many interesting events including beach cleanups, as part of awareness-raising activities. […]
Location: Kattegat Centre (Kattegatcenteret) Dates: 25 November 2014 – 27 March 2015 Description: The next host city was Grenå (population 14.601) and the location was the Kattegat Centre that has a shark aquarium. This was the only city on the eastern coast of Denmark, which is less affected by marine litter. 2 school classes were invited to the opening […]
Location: Varde High School (Varde Gymnasium og HF) Dates: 7 – 30 October 2014 Description: Varde High School hosted the exhibition in October 2014. The municipality of Varde has over 45 km of coastline which is mostly sandy beaches (city population 13.416). These teenagers have grown up with activities on the beaches and were a good audience. The exhibition […]
Location: Municipal building in Holstebro (Holstebro Rådhus) Dates: 22 September – 7 October 2014 Description: The MARLISCO exhibition was set up at the municipal building in Holstebro as a special feature for the annual KIMO conference held in Denmark in October 2014. The courtyard in the building has many visitors passing through or visiting the municipal offices and library. […]
Location: North Sea Oceanarium (Nørsøen Oceanarium) Dates: 8 – 31 July 2014 and 31 March 2014 – Summer 2015 Description: A visit to the top of Denmark was the next location. The North Sea Oceanarium is one of the top attractions of northern Denmark with 165.000 visitors in 2014. It hosts one of northern Europe’s largest aquariums. Hirtshals (population 5.959) […]
Location: Hall next to the harbour in Hvide Sande Date: 8 – 31 July 2014 Description: The next stop was the fishing village of Hvide Sande, where there are over 70 fishing vessels (population 3.046). The exhibition was set up in a hall that was rented by the municipality of Ringkøbing-Skjern. The exhibition was announced in local press, the […]
Location: Coastal Museum (Kystcentret) Dates: 27 May – 25 June 2014 Description: The exhibition moved up the coast to the fishing village of Thyborøn. Thyborøn is a traditional Danish fishing village and relies greatly on the sea for its wealth (population 2.119). The area attracts many tourists because of special attractions such as the coastal museum. The museum […]
Location: Esbjerg Municipal Building (Esbjerg Rådhus) Dates: 6 – 15 May 2014 Description: This was the official launch of the exhibition in Denmark. Esbjerg is the largest city on the west coast of Denmark (population 115.100). The city traditionally had a large fishing fleet which has now been replaced by a traffic harbour and offshore oil industry. The […]
MARLISCO’s Exhibition in Denmark was prepared and manged by the project’s Danish partner, KIMO Denmark. Over the duration of the project, the Exhibition travelled to seven separate locations in Denmark, including schools, municipalities and oceanariums. Click on the map or use the sidebar on the left to find out more about the Exhibition in Denmark. […]