From November 16 to 20, 2026, the State Scientific Library in Banská Bystrica (Štátna vedecká knižnica v Banskej Bystrici) invites children, school students, and adults to an exciting interactive exhibition "Science in Toys" (Veda v hračkách), complemented by a creative workshop "TANGRAM — When geometry becomes a game, and mathematics becomes art."
The event takes place within the framework of the 23rd Science and Technology Week in Slovakia, whose slogan this year is "Science is Art." The initiative aims to show that science is not just a set of dry formulas and data, but a living creative activity that inspires, amazes, and changes the view of the world.
What awaits visitors:
The program combines informative theory with active practice, where everyone can feel like a researcher and artist:
Interactive hour with scientific toys: an introduction to unusual exhibits that clearly and in an easy playful form demonstrate the laws of physics, logic, and mathematics.
Creative workshop "TANGRAM": participants will make their own tangram — an ancient puzzle made of seven geometric shapes (triangles, square, and parallelogram) — and try to compose dozens of different images from them: animals, people, objects, or abstract silhouettes.
Development of thinking and imagination: working with the tangram excellently trains spatial and logical thinking, while opening the full space for fantasy, since the same seven pieces each time create a completely new picture.
The recommended time for organized groups is approximately 2-2.5 hours.
