On Thursday 23 October, At-Bristol Science Centre will be once again be offering a night out with a difference, in the next of its ever popular After Hours events, and this one will be full of cranial capers!

Blow your mind with a trip to At-Bristol – visitors will have the chance to play on hundreds of exhibits as well as taking part in all sorts of mind-expanding activities, all with a drink in hand and no children around! Running four times a year, the After Hours series has a different theme each time, with this next one all about 'brains'

Visitors will be able to wield a scalpel and take part in sheep's brain dissections with Bristol neuroscientist Emma Robinson, boggle your brain in the 'Brain Game' room, taste some dishes made with pig's brain with Bordeaux Quay chef Kelly Seeley, and meet Bristol Neuroscientist Abi Benn to stimulate cockroach motor neurons to see how they work.  

Aside from the brainy activities, there will be music, a bar, hundreds of hands-on exhibits to explore as well as Planetarium* which will be running the new Autumn Night Sky show. 

After Hours: BRAINS is for 18+ year olds and runs from 6.30pm-10pm. Entry is £7, £6 At-Bristol members/concessions, £5 At-Bristol student members, plus group rates are available. Visit www.at-bristol.org.uk/afterhoursbrains  or call our Bookings team on 0845 345 1235 (9am-5pm Monday – Friday) for more information and to book tickets.

*Planetarium shows cost £1.50 per person.  

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   1. At-Bristol is a leading science centre in the UK and a major player in the worldwide science centre movement with over 250,000 visitors a year, including over 60,000 school visits.
   2. At-Bristol's YouTube channel is the most subscribed science centre channel in the world, with over 373, 000 video views and 4,200 subscribers (September 2014).
   3. At-Bristol makes and develops new exhibitions for Science centres and schools worldwide to purchase and hire, and won the tender to design, develop and build the London2012-inspired touring exhibition, In the Zone, on behalf of the Wellcome Trust ahead of many major exhibit developers in the UK.
   4. At-Bristol aims to be a world-class science centre that makes a distinctive, valued and recognised contribution to science learning and public engagement with science across Europe.
   5. A registered charity, At-Bristol has hosted over four million visits since its opening in June 2000 and continually strives towards making science accessible to all.
   6. At-Bristol receives no central government funding and support from visitors, members, corporate partners and donors means it can continue to make science relevant and fun for future generations.
   7. At-Bristol has achieved a 21% reduction in energy over 3 years, which won us a West of England Carbon Challenge Carbon Champions award in 2011 and 2012, and we continue to work towards further goals across all areas of sustainability. At-Bristol is currently one of the most sustainable buildings in the country; we were awarded Silver in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards, a Gold Green Tourism Award, and were highly commended in the Visit England Awards for Excellence.