On May 5, 1986, Immaginario Scientifico was born.

In Paris, during Trouver Trieste — a cultural event dedicated to our city — Imaginaire Scientifique came to life:
an exhibition hosted in the brand-new Cité des Sciences at La Villette, presenting Trieste’s scientific identity in a completely new way. Not through words, but through images able to inspire wonder, leave an impression, and stay in people’s memories.

It was the beginning of everything: from an exhibition it became an educational center, and eventually a permanent museum: from the Trieste Trade Fair grounds to Grignano, and finally to the heart of Porto Vecchio in Trieste and the former Cotonificio in Pordenone.

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40 years later, the same mission continues: making science something to experience, not just to explain.

To celebrate this milestone, everyone born in 1986 — just like us — will enjoy free admission to both the Trieste and Pordenone museums from May 5 to June 15, 2026.

A way to celebrate together a generation… and an idea that made history.