Falling Mountains
The first grant from the Brian Mason Scientific & Technical Trust was made to ‘Science Alive!’, an exhibition centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. The trust made a substantial grant to the ‘Falling Mountains’ exhibit which explains the geology leading to the Mount Cook rock avalanche.
Science Alive! is a registered charitable trust which began operating in 1992. Science Alive! is currently the only science center in New Zealand that remains independent of other museum or local authority control, it is largely self-funded through public admissions. It relies heavily on donations to fabricate new and exciting exhibitions and develop new education programs.
From the beginning a strong education and entertainment base has been the corner stone of their operation. Science Alive! is contracted by the Ministry of Education to provide LEOTC (Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom) Education Programmes on a variety of science and technology topics to schools in the Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough areas.
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The Science Alive! Workshop has a growing reputation for designing and building innovative, cost effective exhibits for science centres and museums worldwide.
Science Alive! is located at 392 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch and is open to the public everyday from 10am to 5pm everyday (except Christmas Day and Exhibition change overs).