The "Fondazione Idis-Città della Scienza" is located in Bagnoli, an ex industrial district in Naples

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, and is in the list of “NGOs in official relation” with UNESCO

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. There are three principal areas:

• Science Centre, the first italian scientific interactive museum
• Training and development
• Events area

Science Centre - Displaying sections

• Science Gym
• The Children's Workshop
• Planetarium
• Signs, Symbols and Signals
• Gnam
• Instruments of the past
• The art route

The Città della Scienza organizes events and temporary exhibits about various matters. The most important event is "Futuro Remoto", exhibits and meetings about science, discovery and society.