History
- Early 2004 - Lech Kaczyński - Mayor of Warsaw, appoints the Science Centre Team, tasked with launching work on the project
- June 2005 - An Agreement on Establishing the Copernicus Science Centre
- December 2005 - An international architectural competition for the design of the Centre building is won by the RAr-2 architectural design firm in Ruda Śląska
- June 2006 - The travelling exhibition entitled Experiment! makes its début
- November 2006 - Tender contract awarded for the design and realization of two galleries of the permanent exhibitions: On the Move and Humans and the Environment
- December 2007 – Tender contract awarded for the design and realization of permanent exhibition: Roots of Civilization
- July 2008 - signing the agreement for realization of the Copernicus Science Centre building with the winner of the tender – Warbud S.A. The beginning of the construction
- October 2008 – Tender contract awarded for the design and realization of part of the permanent exhibition: LightZone
- November 2008 – Tender contract awarded for the design and realization of permanent exhibition: Youth Gallery
- 5 November 2010 - The first building module and most of the permanent exhibitions opened to the public
- 6 December 2010 - The Robotic Theatre premiere
- 31 January 2011 - The Planetarium gets a name (Heavens of Copernicus) and a logo
- 3 March 2011 - The premiere of the RE: generation (gallery for the young people)
- 19 June 2011 - The premiere of the planetarium The Heavens of Copernicus
- 15 July 2011 - The Discovery Park premiere
- 18 October 2011 - The chemistry laboratory premiere
- 15 November 2011 - The premiere of biology laboratory
- 6 December 2011 - The robotics workshop premiere
- 20 December 2011 - The premiere of physics laboratory
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