The new MathsWorld visitor attraction, billed as the UK’s first-ever hands-on maths discovery centre, has launched on the South Bank in London.
Opened in time for October half-term, MathsWorld is home to more than 40 interactive exhibits and mind-bending challenges.
The 700-square-metre attraction includes code-breaking and problem-solving zones, artificial intelligence (AI) elements, and shape exhibits.
In the Code-Breaking Zone, guests can crack cyphers and discover the maths behind secret messages.
At Shape and Space, visitors can explore symmetry with mirrors that turn their heads upside down and geometry with a bubble that they can climb inside.
The AI and Algorithms exhibit is home to a mind-reading machine and computer chess master, while the Problem Solving Zone offers brain teasers and team challenges.
Per a press release, MathsWorld does for maths what the Science Museum does for science. It is inspired by world-famous maths museums like Mathematikum in Germany and MoMath in New York.
TV presenter Johnny Ball, a champion of maths education, said: " London is a perfect place to house a museum of maths.
"Thanks to the Greenwich Observatory set up in 1675, today every ship and aircraft worldwide sets its time and locates its position in English, with regard to the zero meridian, making London the 'mathematical centre of the world'."
Created and operated by MathsWorldUK, the new attraction follows the success of MathsCity in Leeds, which has welcomed more than 50,000 visitors since opening in 2021.
MathsWorld in London is expected to attract over 90,000 visitors each year.
For October half-term, a special event will allow guests to build giant dinosaurs, geodomes and geometric shapes.
MathsWorldUK's Katie Chicot said: “MathsWorld is all about discovery and exploration. It's our goal to surprise you with a new way to enjoy maths as a family or with friends.”
Images courtesy of MathsWorldUK
