What to see "Explora" The permanent exhibition is called "Explora". This exhibit is divided into 3 main themes : - Water as a major link between the universe and life that's why the Cité des Sciences is surrounded by water. - Vegetation coming in three bio-climatic - Light, source of energy of the livingworld,illuminates the exhibition space of permanent exhibitions thanks to two rotating cupolas. The Cite des sciences allows the visitors to touch and play with various subjects of experiences such as sounds, robots, computer science, expression and behaviour, oceans, energy, light, the environment, mathematics, space. With its interactive computers, multimedia displays, videos, holograms, animated models and games, this museum permits the visitor to "explore" and discover. An example of the chaos theory is displayed by a wheel of glasses rotating below a stream of water and the control of motion is entirely unpredictable. Do not miss the hydroponic plants as well as the flight simulator. Other activities at the Museum You can also discover the planetarium (11am, 12noon,2-3-4 &5pm), the Cinema Louis Lumiere which plays a short stereo-scopic film at 11:30am, 2pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm., and other exciting exhibits are the Geode, Argonaute, Cinaxe and the park itself. There are also several cafés. The Argonaute Discover a real 1957 french military submarine in which you can clamber about and discover masses of facts about underwater transportation. The Geode and the Cinaxe The Geode shows films shot on the 180o Omnimax system, while the Cinaxe combines 70mm film shot at 30 frames a second with seats that move. The Park Besides the permanent exhibits, throughout the park, you can discover the temporary exhibits which talk about history and philosophy as well as science. Walkman guide in English is available at the counter in the main hall, and includes details of the architecture, explanations for Explora and the soundtrack for the Planetarium shows.