Glasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Thursday 13th June

Join us in the Kibble Palace from 11-3pm to test your senses, make your own bouncy ball, design your own bacteria-inspired art pieces and more! Full details below. 

 Cartoon image of the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens surrounded by a man painting a petri dish on cavas, and a group of women and a child wearing lab coats.

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