Annual/Biennial… Conference |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Bridges | The mathematics of art
Usually end July/early August |
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| Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects (MOVES) | Usually early August | ||
| Recreational mathematics colloquium | Lisbon, Portugal | Under the banner G4G (Gatherings for Gardner) | |
| Vulgarisation des mathématiques..
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Under the auspices of the Espace Mathématique Francophone Conference takes place at different places in the French-speaking world mid-October………………………………………………………………………the focus for the meetings which take place all over the world (see MathsJams)
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MATRIX for the U.K.
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Apparatus Supplier |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Beevers Molecular Models | Edinburgh | With their ‘Improbabubbles’ kit you can perform the Circus soap film experiments | |
| Findel Education | Nottingham | Supplies Multilink cubes (2 cm edge) | |
| Math Love | Namyangju-si. South Korea | Manufactures and sells maths puzzles. Provides Internet suggestions for use at www.spielmathe.co.kr | |
| Polydron International | Cirencester, U.K. | In the Circus we use ff. kits. Polydron Original: ‘solid’ interlocking regular polygons Polydron Frameworks: the ‘open’ form Polydron Sphera: segments of cylinders, spheres and cones Polydron Revolution: gears and a base plate |
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| Spiel Mathe
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Seoul, South Korea
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Sells maths puzzles
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Exhibition |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Exposiçåo Matemateca | Såo Paulo, Brazil | Though the exhibition has now finished, it is likely the exhibits will continue to be made available in some form. | |
| Hypathia – Alexandrian Mathematics 405 – 2015 | Mateureka, Museo del Calcolo, Rimini | April – August 2015 | |
| MaTeinItaly | Milan, Italy | Although the staging at the Milan Triennale has finished, a .pdf (in Italian) can be downloaded. The subheading translates ‘Discovering the future’. The exhibition is now available for hire. |
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| Mathatlon | Plzeñ, Czech Republic | The subject of Mathatlon is the mathematics of sport. Techmania Science Centre |
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| MatheMachen | Inspirata, Leipzig; Berliner Technik Museum, Berlin | ||
Exhibition for Loan or Hire |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Geometry Playground + Geometry Garden | USA | Exploratorium. Make-&-do instructions on website. | |
| Math Midway 2 Go | This is a selection of stations from Math Midway available to smaller venues. | ||
| Measure Island | Australia | Questacon | |
| Pizza: Any Way You Slice It! | Omaha Children’s Museum | ||
| Techniquest Maths Kit
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contact@ mathcymru.orgPierre.berger@normalesup.org |
Techniquest
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Hands-on Maths Centre |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Erlebnisland Mathematik | Dresden, Germany | via website | part of the Technischen Sammlung |
| Haus der Mathematik | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Matematica | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Navigate to page | |
| Mathematikum | Giessen, Germany | albrecht.beutelspacher@ math.de |
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| Mathemuseum Tirol | Stams, Austria | ||
| MathLove Math Museum | Namyangju-si, South Korea | The exhibits are those made and sold by Math Love | |
| MiMa (Museum for minerals and mathematics) | Oberwolfach, Germany | Computer interactivities using specially-developed software | |
| MMACA (Museu de Mathemàtiques de Catalunya) | Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain | The plan is to enlarge the collection, which at present occupies one floor of the Palau Mercader Cornella. | |
| Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) | New York, U.S.A. | ||
| Sesi Matemática | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| The Garden of Archimedes | Florence, Italy | archimede@ math.unifi.it |
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| World of Mathematics
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St Petersburg, Russia
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Hands-on Maths Publisher |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Tarquin books | St Albans, U.K. | ||
Interactive Website |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Experiencing Mathematics | Make-&-do instructions | ||
| Math Physics Explore | |||
| Mathematical Etudes | |||
| Mathematics Illuminated | |||
| MathePrisma | |||
| MathSite | |||
| MATRIX (Mathematics And Technology Revealed In Exhibition) | |||
| San Antonio Virtual and Interactive Geometry | |||
| Virtual Math Museum | |||
Internet Maths Magazine |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| cs4fn (Computer Science for Fun) | |||
| Plus | Cambridge, U.K. | Intended for older students
Part of the Millennium Mathematics Project |
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| The Aperiodical | |||
| Wild About Math! | |||
Maths Busking |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Marcus’ Marvellous Mathemagicians | Oxford, U.K. | Coded M3 in individual listings | |
| Maths Busking | London, U.K. | Coded MB in individual listings | |
Maths Museum |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Musaeum Mathematikum Collegii Clementini | Prague | ||
Maths Popularisation |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| The Millennium Mathematics Project
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Cambridge, U.K.
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Coded MMP in individual listings
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Maths Presentation |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Gresham College Professor | London, U.K. | Coded G in individual listings | |
| London Mathematical Society Holgate Lecturer | London, U.K. | Coded L in individual listings | |
| Maths Inspiration | London, U.K. | Coded MI in individual listings | |
| Royal Institution Professor | London, U.K. | Coded R in individual listings | |
Maths Trail |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Marcus’ Marvellous Mathemagicians | Oxford, U.K. | ||
| Maths in the City | London | ||
| Random walks | Oxford | ||
Maths Week |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| La semaine des mathématiques | The French national maths week Mid-March |
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| Maths Week Ireland | October 12 – 20 | ||
| New Zealand Maths Week | August 10 – 14 (2015) | ||
Model Land – & Cityscapes |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Bourton-on-the-Water | Bourton-on-the-Water, England | Scale: 1:9 | |
| Madurodam | The Hague, Netherlands | Scale: 1:25 | |
| Miniatur Wunderland | Hamburg,
Germany |
Scale: 1:87
working models |
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National Maths Club |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Animath | Paris, France | ||
| Living Maths | Cape Town, South Africa | livmath@ iafrica.com |
An Internet link extends the activities of the club internationally. |
| Maths Jam | 30 international centres | Always meet 2nd to last Tuesday of month | |
| Maths Jams | Meetings at local centres, internationally linked via the Internet, the next to last Tuesday in each month at 7.00 pm local time |
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| NRICH | Cambridge, U.K. | International in fact
Part of The Millennium Mathematics Project |
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Poster Exhibition |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Maths on the Underground | London, U.K. | The posters celebrated Maths Year 2000. The are displayed on the site. print versions are available from the Mathematical Association (www.m-a.org.uk) | |
Printed Maths Magazine |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Math Horizons | Published quarterly by the Mathematical Association of America | ||
| Symmetry+ | Leicester, U.K. | Published by The Mathematical Association | |
Resource Listing |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| The Art of Problem Solving | |||
Roadshow |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Erlebnisland Mathematik | Dresden, Germany | Via website | Tours locally; loan kits also available to local schools. |
| Flip it, Fold it, Figure it out: Playing with Math |
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| FunMaths Roadshow | Tours U.K. | marchant@liv.ac.uk | |
| Hands-on Maths Roadshow | Tours UK | mmp@maths.cam.ac.uk | Millennium Mathematics Project |
| Horizons mathématiques | |||
| Imaginary | Oberwolfach, Germany | network@ imaginary.org |
Imaginary is open to exhibit ideas through its website |
| Math Alive! | Applications of mathematics. Tours internationally. | ||
| Math experiences | |||
| Math Midway | Tours USA | ||
| Mathematics experiences | Tours Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Mathematik zum Anfassen | Tours internationally | Mathematikum | |
| MathLove | Seoul, South Korea | An exhibition of models made and sold by Spiel Mathe | |
| Maths alive | Porto, Portugal | Tours Portugal | |
| Maths in a Suitcase | Tours U.K. | svanzeller@ aol.com |
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| MiniMathematikum | |||
| Symmetry, Mirror Games | Tours Portugal | atractor@ atractor.pt |
The Atractor Group |
| Tenix Questacon Maths Squad | Tours Australia | Questacon | |
| The Magic Mathworks Travelling Circus | Tours internationally | stephenson@ mathcircus.demon.co.uk |
There are three main collections of apparatus stationed respectively at: Böhmerstraße 66, Essen, Germany; Lifetime Lab, Cork, Eire; George Eliot School, Nuneaton |
Science Centre Gallery |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Deutsches Museum Mathematisches Kabinett | Munich, Germany | ||
| Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin: Spectrum (stations within) |
Berlin, Germany | ||
| Heureka: Science Park Galilei (stations within) |
Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Inspirata (Centre for Mathematical and Scientific Education) | Leipzig, Germany | ||
| ix-quadrat | Garching, Germany | ||
| MateFitness, La palestra della matematica | Genoa, Italy | Not in a science centre but in the Palazzo Ducale. Open only weekends 15.30 – 19.00. Has a Web presence at www.archimedes-lab.org . |
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| Math Space | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Matheliebe/Love Maths | Naturkundemuseum, Graz, Austria | A smartphone app is available. | |
| Mathématiques | Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie | ||
| Palais de la découverte | Paris, France | Salles de Mathématiques | |
| Phäno Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg, Germany | Many maths interactives among the science exhibits | |
| Symmetry, Mirror Games | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Technorama MatheMagie | Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
| The Experimentarium: Mathematics | Hellerup, Denmark | ||
| The Exploratorium (stations within) | San Francisco, U.S.A | ||
| The Mathematics Palace
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Science Centre Programme |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain | Paris, France | Mathematics for kids | |
| Life | Newcastle, England | In-house: Mathstastic | |
| Math Space | Vienna, Austria | info@ math.space.or.at |
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| The mathematics of planet Earth | Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin, Germany | A temporary exhibition (2014-5) | |
| TQG | Outreach: maths kits | ||
Software |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Cabri Geometry | |||
| Cinderella | |||
| GeCla | This is designed to accompany the program ‘Simetria’. ‘GeClaMini’ is an adaptation for small children. | ||
| Geogebra | |||
| i-Ornament | |||
| Simetria | |||
| Surfer | |||
| The Geometer’s Sketchpad | |||
Umbrella Organisation |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Matemateca | Sâo Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Mathematics in Europe | |||
| The Millennium Mathematics Project | Cambridge, U.K. | ||
University Department Gallery |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Atractor | Porto, Portugal | Particularly famous for the software Simetria. The hope is to have a hands-on centre.The pattern-generating software GeCla, for both Windows and Mac, may be downloaded, though it is still at the ‘beta’ stage at this date (14.4.15). |
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| ELTE Matematikai Múzeum | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| MMLAB | Modena, Italy | There are 100 geometrical instruments, reconstructed from historical designs, most designed to perform a particular construction. The physical models are used with children but are more widely available as CABRI files. | |
| Passauer Mathe-Museum | Passau, Germany | ||
University Exhibition |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Felix Klein Zentrum für Mathematik,Technische Universität, Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern, Germany | Exhibits work done in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institut für Techno- und Wissentschaftsmathematik (ITWM) | |
| Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Computing (IWR) | Heidelberg | ||
| Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
University Outreach Scheme |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| (General) | Coded U in individual listings | ||
| BTIN (Bath Taps INto Science) | Bath, U.K. | ||
Websites for Builders of Mathematical Models |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| CutOutFoldUp | |||
| Dave Mitchell | |||
| HTwins.net | |||
| John Sharp | |||
| Math Monday | |||
| Mathcraft | |||
| The Bridges Organisation | Go to ‘Galleries’ for something to aspire to. | ||
| The Geometry Garret | |||
| The Institute for Figuring | Los Angeles, U.S.A. | The IFF has premises, runs workshops and tours exhibitions. At this date (5.11.14) the premises have been severely damaged by fire. |
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Workshop |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Alan Davies | U.K. | U (Hertfordshire) | |
| Andrew Jeffrey | U.K. | ||
| Ben Sparks | U.K. | MB, MI | |
| Caoline Ainslie (‘Bubblz’) | U.K. | ||
| Caroline Series | U.K. | U (Warwick) | |
| Chris Budd | U.K. | L, MI, R, U (Bath) | |
| Claire Ellis | U.K. | MI | |
| Colin Wright | U.K. | MI | |
| Colva Roney-Dougal | U.K. | U (St Andrews) | |
| Cyril Isenberg | U.K. | C.Isenberg@ kent.ac.uk |
U (Kent) |
| David Abrahams | U.K. | MB, U (Manchester) | |
| David Acheson | U.K. | MI, U (Oxford) | |
| David Schley | U.K. | MB, Institute of Animal Health | |
| David Spiegelhalter | U.K. | MI, MMP, U (Cambridge) | |
| Dorothy Buck | U.K. | U (Imperial) | |
| Doug Williams (Mathematics Task Centre Project) | Australia & overseas | ||
| Ed McCann | U.K. | MI | |
| Helen Byrne | U.K. | U (Oxford) | |
| Helen Pilcher | U.K. | MI | |
| Hilary Costello | U.K. | MI, U (Cambridge) | |
| Hilary Weller | U.K. | U (Reading) | |
| Hugh Hunt | U.K. | MI, U (Cambridge) | |
| Ian Stewart | U.K. | U (Warwick) | |
| James Blowey | U.K. | L, U (Durham) | |
| James Grime | U.K. | MMP, U (Cambridge) | |
| Jane Wright | U.K. | U (Bath) | |
| John Barrow | U.K. | G, U (Cambridge) | |
| John Roberts | U.K. | MI, U (Manchester) | |
| Julia Collins | U.K. | U (Edinburgh) | |
| Kate Bellingham | U.K. | MI | |
| Katie Chicot | U.K. | MI, U (Open) | |
| Katie Steckles | U.K. | MB | |
| Kevin Houston | U.K. | L, U (Leeds) | |
| Kjartan Poskitt (‘Murderous Maths’) | U.K. | ||
| Living Maths | Cape Town, South Africa | steve@livingmaths.com | Steve Sherman offers workshops nationally and, by invitation, internationally. |
| Marcus du Sautoy | U.K. | M3 (founder), U (Oxford) | |
| Mark Biddiss (‘The Mathemagical Workshop’) | U.K. | ||
| Mark Lewney | U.K. | MI | |
| Matt Parker (‘Stand-up Maths’) | U.K. | MB, MI, U (QMC) | |
| Mike Fletcher | U.K. | MI | |
| Mike Spivey | U.K. | L, U (Oxford) | |
| Paul Shepherd | U.K. | MI, U (Bath) | |
| Peter McOwan | U.K. | U (QMC) | |
| Reidun Twarock | U.K. | U (York) | |
| Richard Lissamann | U.K. | MI | |
| Rob Eastaway | U.K. | MI (founder) | |
| Sara Santos | U.K. | MB | |
| Simon Singh | U.K. | MI | |
| Steve Humble (‘Dr Maths’) | U.K. | MB | |
| Steve Mould | U.K. | MI | |
| Sue Rowe | U.K. | MI | |
| Thomas Woolley | U.K. | M3 | |
| Tom Korner | U.K. | G, U (Oxford) | |
| Tom Noddy | U.K. | ||
| Jerry Walker | U.K. | ||
YouTube Performance |
Location | Parent organisation / notes | |
| Patterns of Life | Click on ‘Playlists’ then ‘Patterns of Life’. | ||
| Vi Hart |
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