Skip to content

Life shortlisted for national award

Share:
Children playing with smoke rings during a Santa Experience session at Newcastle's Life Science Centre.
Life's iconic logo is featured at the entrance to the science centre.
Life communications
Author

Life Science Centre has received a prestigious accolade in the national Cultural Enterprises Awards 2025.

At a ceremony at the Museum of Liverpool last night (March 12), attended by 400 people, Life was a finalist in the Best Event category for its hugely popular Santa Experience, a new event that combines science and festive entertainment.

The Santa Experience, which was enjoyed by almost 3,500 visitors in December 2024, provides a unique Christmas experience for families as well as introducing very young children to science in an engaging way.

Santa and elf doing a light refraction experiment at Newcastle's Life Science Centre.

A highlight of the event is What Santa Sees, a 360° fulldome show in the planetarium, created by the Life team, which has gone on to be bought by planetaria across the world. The event also includes a visit to Santa’s workshop, created by the in-house team, with science demonstrations delivered by Santa and his elf.

The annual awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the sector and shortlisted entries were selected for their creativity and originality as well as their commercial success.

Other articles you may enjoy

Tommy and Elin seated in Life Science Centre's Planetarium with dramatic backdrop of asteroid crashing into Earth.

Life Dome Show Wins International Award 

5 May 2026

A fulldome show exploring the story of life on Earth, produced in-house by Life has won a prestigious international award. 

Two children stood in front of dinosaur egg at Angel of the North

Huge moving dinosaurs make UK debut at Life

25 March 2026

Dinosaurs have stomped their way into Life Science Centre and are bigger, louder and more lifelike than ever!

Life team at North East Tourism Awards

Life Science Centre scoops Double Gold at Regional Tourism Awards

20 March 2026

Life has been named Best Large Visitor Attraction and has won Gold for Accessibility and Inclusion at a major regional tourism awards event.