Expolab - Centro Ciência Viva

Expolab - Ciência Viva Science Centre is located in São Miguel Island, Archipelago of the Azores. It is managed by Sociedade Afonso Chaves, a non-profit organization with public utility status. The Centre integrates the Azorean Science Centres Network and is also part of the national Ciência Viva Science Centres Network, both of them operating in close collaboration with schools, universities and local authorities. Its mission is to promote an active citizenship based on scientific knowledge in the many fields of Natural Sciences and Technology. Through exhibitions and several activities (e.g. laboratory experiments, tinkering activities, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, home automation, robotics and programming languages, field trips, among others), a team of enthusiasts demand new ways of communicating science, believing in social progress based on the engagement of all citizens.