See you! Family Day 17.5.2025
We're organising a family day on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 10 am to 6 pm, with programs for all ages and different senses. The event is organized in honor of the Different Eyes miniature exhibition, which opens the same week.
The family day and miniature exhibition have been organized in collaboration with the Finnish Federation for the Visually Impaired .
Tickets purchased in advance online cost €23/adult and €16/child, €26 and €19, respectively, when purchased on site. Children under 5 years of age can enter Heureka free of charge with a guardian. Museum cards, Heureka Club cards, cultural benefits and free tickets are also accepted as payment methods.
Program
There might be changes to the program.
Note! Photography will be taken at the event.
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Dance like no one is watching!
Put on your headphones and swing to the sound of music. At the Silent Disco you get to dance in a dark room. Let the music take you away!
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Meet a guide dog at Heureka
How to work with a guide dog? Come and hear about guide dogs and their training. After the lectures, the guide dogs can be met in the Heureka yard for about an hour.
Lectures at 12:00 & 14:00. Duration approximately 30 minutes. Location to be confirmed later. -
Braille workshop
The workshop will allow you to practice Braille writing. You will also learn how visually impaired people use smart devices on dark screens.
10 am–6 pm. Location to be confirmed later. -
White cane track
An expert explains how to use a white cane - come try it!
10 am–6 pm. Location to be confirmed later.
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Plant your own flower!
Feel the soil in your fingers and plant a climbing rose seed in a small pot. You can take the pot home with you.
10 am–6 pm. Location to be confirmed later.
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Scent and taste workshop
Pling! The mug cake is ready. Come bake a mug cupcake that will delight both your senses of smell and taste.
10 am–6 pm. Location to be confirmed later.
Discover touch communication
What would it be like to move like giant in the Ice Age? How can you interpret the large animals in the exhibition to someone who cannot see? The workshop will illustrate the principles of tactile communication, and you can try them out with your partner.
The workshop will be led by tactile communication developers Riitta Lahtinen (PhD) and Russ Palmer (PhD hc).
1 p.m. at the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition.
Psst! The Giants of the Ice Age exhibition also has a descriptive interpretation available, which you can use on your own smartphone. We recommend using your own headphones. The scientific texts of the exhibition are also available in audio format.
Celia Accessibility Library
What is the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale like in tactile form? What are Braille Legos like? Come and explore the materials at the Celia accessibility library.
10 am–6 pm. Location to be confirmed later.
