Treasure Week – weekend events
A weekend full of attractions awaits during the Treasure Week organized at the Silesian University of Technology as part of the celebration of the European City of Science Katowice 2024. On Saturday and Sunday, the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation will host a Minerals, Rocks and Fossils Exchange, and there will also be attractions for children.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY
10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Exchange of Earth's Treasures and more... Day I - Exchange of minerals, rocks and fossils with a jewellery fair (Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology).
Planned additional attractions:
- Jurapark educational stand in Krasiejów - sandbox with skeleton (excavations for children), dinosaur models, fossils,
- PGI-PIB educational stand:
- “First steps in the world of minerals",
- “Fossils - traces of life preserved in rocks",
- Handicraft workshops "Finger knitting" - participants leave the workshops with the skills to make a bracelet, headband, scarf or one of these things. Anyone can take part in the workshops, even if they have never worked with knitwear before. We invite people who already knit or crochet and want to try something new.
5 p.m. - Lecture "Why do stars shine?" Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation.
The evolution of stars may seem like a very complicated process, but this popular science show will show that it is not. The event will be led by dr Andrzej Boczarowski from the University of Silesia.
6.30 p.m. - Lecture "All the stars of the universe" (Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology). The event will be led by dr Andrzej Boczarowski from the University of Silesia.
SUNDAY
10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. - Exchange of Earth's treasures and more... Day II - Exchange of minerals, rocks and fossils with a jewellery fair (Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology).
Planned additional attractions:
- Jurapark educational stand in Krasiejów - sandbox with skeleton (excavations for children), dinosaur models, fossils,
- PGI-PIB educational stand:
- “First steps in the world of minerals",
- “Fossils - traces of life preserved in rocks",
- Handicraft workshops "Finger knitting" - participants leave the workshops with the skills to make a bracelet, headband, scarf or one of these things. Anyone can take part in the workshops, even if they have never worked with knitwear before. We invite people who already knit or crochet and want to try something new.
Event details and registration on the website: https://us.edu.pl/tydzien-skarbow-w-miescie-nauki-8-14-stycznia-2024/#1701810839849-af456ac0-d869.
