Get ready to get hands-on with code breaking, AI, puzzles and shapes! The UK’s flagship Maths discovery centre – MathsWorld – has now opened on London’s South Bank, inviting families, school groups and curious minds of all ages to discover the mysteries of mathematics through over 40 hands-on exhibits.
Opened just in time for October half term, this vibrant new attraction offers a unique and memorable day out, that will teach every visitor something new. MathsWorld does for maths what the Science Museum does for Science – bringing numbers, shapes and patterns to life through playful, hands-on exhibits and mind-bending challenges.
Spread across 700 square metres, MathsWorld UK is packed with interactive experiences, from code-breaking and problem-solving zones to AI and shape exhibits that turn mathematical ideas into thrilling discoveries. Whether you’re 5 or 95, a maths whizz or just looking for a different kind of day out, there’s something here to surprise and delight everyone.
Johnny Ball, TV presenter and long-time champion of maths education said of the project;
“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.”
Half-term special event:
During October half-term visitors can stretch their imagination and build giant dinosaurs, geodomes and geometric shapes in the Polydron Play Zone. When Edward Harvey invented the original squares and triangles that snapped together to help the formation of cubes and prisms in the early 1970s, he had little idea that nearly 50 years later children around the world would still be enjoying the innovation.
Polydron will be providing 395 construction pieces, including giant and extra-large pieces for extra-large imaginative builds!
Inspired by world-famous mathematics museums such as Mathematikum in Germany and MoMath in New York, MathsWorld has been created by the charity MathsWorldUK®, whose mission is to make maths engaging, accessible and fun for everyone.
Following the success of MathsCity in Leeds, which has already welcomed more than 50,000 visitors since opening in 2021, MathsWorld UK is expected to attract over 90,000 visitors each year.
Visitors can explore over 40 permanent hands-on exhibits, including:
● The Code-Breaking Zone – crack cyphers and discover the maths behind secret messages
● Shape and Space – explore symmetry with mirrors that turn your head upside down and geometry with a bubble you can climb inside
● AI and Algorithms – play with our mind reading machine and computer chess master to learn how technology ‘thinks’
● Under 8’s Zone – hands-on fun for little learners, designed to inspire confidence and curiosity
● Problem Solving Zone – brain teasers and team challenges to stretch your logic and imagination
Dr. Katie Chicot, from MathsWorldUK, said:
“MathsWorld is all about discovery and exploration. Its our goal to surprise you with a new way to enjoy maths as a family or with friends.”
Plan Your Visit
MathsWorld UK is now open on the South Bank, London.
Tickets and visitor information are available at www.mathsworld.com