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Dundee’s science centre offers an impressive engaging tourist attraction for young and old. Its aims include the understanding of science and how it affects our everyday lives, bringing together science and the public through both standing and temporary exhibitions. Dundee Science Centre is also a corporate venue and a HMIE-inspected resource for science learning and public engagement. The centre hosts school groups, uniformed groups and also birthday parties.Address : Greenmarket, Dundee DD1 4QB, UK
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Gallery Q DundeeGallery Q Dundee offers an outstanding variety of art by artists from across Scotland and further afield. Paintings, prints, ceramics, glass and jewellery are all on display in monthly exhibitions, so there's always something new to see. It specialises in contemporary art, sculpture and applied arts. New exhibitions take place monthly.
Dundee Contemporary ArtsDundee Contemporary Arts is a world-class centre for the development and exhibition of contemporary art and culture. It is a vibrant building with five floors hosting unique exhibitions, world cinema, a café-bar, and a print studio.
D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum - University of DundeeThe D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland. It houses many fascinating specimens from around the world. The museum has a collection of birds, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles from around the world, together with many of D'Arcy Thompson's original models and teaching aids, including Glass Sea Creatures by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and model and fluid preparations by Vaclav Fric.
Desperate Dan StatueThe Desperate Dan statue sits at 8 feet tall and is made from bronze. It can be found in the city centre shopping area. It was unveiled by the children of the Dundee High Street school. The statue is the work of Angus-based artists Tony and Susie Morrow, and was funded from public and private sources.
The HowffThe Howff Cemetery, now a protected monument on Ward Road, Dundee City, was formerly an orchard of the Greyfriars' monastery, and was licensed to be used as a burial ground by Mary Queen of Scots in 1564. The graveyard is highly unusual by Scottish standards, containing a high number of Roman-style coffer tombs. It also contains a high number of inscriptions which philosophise on death itself rather than discussing the person interred.
Dundee Waterfront GardensThis is a multi-functional space comprising two central lawns surrounded by smaller, more intimate ‘pocket gardens’. As well as being a space to relax in, the park is also a popular venue for events ranging from pop concerts to Christmas markets and peaceful yoga sessions.
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DundeeDundee is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,280, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.
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