Public program · September and October 2026

Dhaka after dark, thinking out loud.

Gather under the courtyard instruments for sky stories, live voltages, delta data, family missions, open making, and a low-sensory morning orbit.

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A lively evening crowd gathered around glowing science demonstrations in Orbit Yard's open courtyard under a deep blue sky
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An astronomer pointing toward constellations with a cyan laser while visitors sit beneath the open night sky
Talk · Bengali and English

Cyan Sky Night: Reading Dhaka's Autumn Stars

A guided naked-eye tour of the evening sky, followed by a conversation about city light, seasonal calendars, and the stories people use to remember direction.

Time
Duration
75 minutes
Audience
12+ and adults
Place
Orbit Court

Attendance: Free fictional program. Standing and seated places, weather-dependent.

A science presenter creating branching purple electrical arcs inside a protected demonstration stage
Live experiment

Live Lightning: Voltage on Stage

Watch charge jump, gather, and disappear across a sequence of protected demonstrations. The presenting team slows each effect down with sensors, high-speed footage, and audience predictions.

Time
Duration
50 minutes
Audience
10+ and adults
Place
Foundry Hall

Sensory note: Sudden bright flashes and amplified cracks. A lower-volume relay room is available.

A researcher speaking beside a large illuminated map of Bangladesh's river delta while an audience studies changing data layers
Talk · Captioned

Delta Data: What a River Map Leaves Out

Hydrologist Dr. Samira Hasan and boatbuilder Rezaul Karim compare satellite layers with lived river knowledge, asking who records change and what responsible maps must admit.

Time
Duration
90 minutes
Audience
15+ and adults
Place
Forum Steps

Attendance: Free fictional program. Live captions and Bengali interpretation included.

Children and adults using ribbons, fans, and glowing models to investigate comet tails together
Family

Family Comet Club: Tails, Trails, and Icy Worlds

Move through three short stations to model a comet nucleus, bend a tail with a solar-wind fan, and map a looping orbit. Every child-adult team leaves with a fold-out observation guide.

Time
Duration
70 minutes
Audience
Families with ages 6–11
Place
Learning Lab

Capacity: Limited fictional capacity. An adult stays and participates with each child group.

Adult makers sharing electronics, textile, and bamboo prototypes across a long coral-lit communal worktable
Maker

Open Make Night: Half-Finished Things

Bring a stalled prototype, repair, sketch, or circuit and borrow another maker's perspective. Facilitators host tool inductions and two optional ten-minute show-and-tell rounds.

Time
Duration
3 hours
Audience
18+
Place
Maker Commons

Attendance: Inquiry requested for powered tools. General worktable access is free in this fictional program.

A small group exploring softly lit orbital models in a calm gallery with clear floor space and seating
Quiet session

Quiet Orbit Morning

Explore the Orbit Table and adjacent galleries before general opening, with reduced capacity, steady lighting, lowered sound, a visual schedule, and permission to move at your own pace.

Time
Duration
90 minutes
Audience
All ages
Place
East Gallery

Access: Support people attend alongside visitors. A pre-visit orientation inquiry is welcome but not required.

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Free and inquiry-led sessions

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