Eden Project

The Core: Eden's education centre

The Core is Eden's innovative education centre: it's a fantastic building full of interactive displays where both children and adults can press buttons, wind handles and peer inside things.

Interactive displays

View of interior of Eden's Core building, including giant mechanical nutcracker
The Core covers everything from evolution to ecosystems to climate change.

The Plant Engine

Mechanical exhibit and plant growing pod inside Eden's Core building
A huge moving exhibit that explains all the cool things plants do for us.

Interactive displays

Woman looking at wooden figure exhibit in Eden's Core
The Core covers everything from evolution to ecosystems to climate change.

Seed

Seed granite sculpture
At the epicentre of the building, a 70-tonne granite sculpture.

Night life

People dancing under pink lighting in Eden's Core building
The Core comes alive at night, hosting live events as Eden's Art Cafe.

After dark

Spiky roof of Core building at night
The Core’s alter-ego: Eden's Arts Cafe.

Exhibition venue

Curved wall of art exhibits
Look out for temporary exhibits in the Core's arts space.

Wall of Hands

Wall of handprints impressed in clay
Hundreds of people helped create this display, made of mud and straw, at Glastonbury Festival.

The Core

Aerial view of the Eden Project site with the Core building in the foreground
The Core roof is based on the same spiral design as a sunflower head.

Solar panels

Circular courtyard at top of Eden's Core building, with solar panels on roof
Catch a glimpse of the Core’s PV panels from its rooftop suntrap.

The Core Gardens

Red flowers in bloom outside Eden's Core building
A garden planted to stimulate all your senses.

In the daytime visitors can learn about everything from ecosystems and evolution to climate change and plant resources. In the evening the place transforms into an arts venue hosting live acts and DJs throughout the year.

Top 10 things to see in the Core

  1. The giant nutcracker: wind its handle to learn about energy and processing
  2. Seed, a 70-tonne granite sculpture seated in the building's inner sanctum
  3. The Eden Deli, a superfoods cafe open in the summer, with a terrace view of the Biomes
  4. The 'Making of Eden' film, that explains just how we built this place
  5. The solar roof panels - spot these from the first-floor courtyard
  6. Huge ducts outside that collect rainwater from the roof
  7. The Spiral Garden, planted behind the Core to stimulate all your senses
  8. Our Plant Engine, showing all the cool things leaves do for us
  9. The slide, a secret entrance for kids
  10. Eden's Art Cafe, the Core's alter-ego hosting live evening events

Video

View of interior of Eden's Core building, including giant mechanical nutcracker

Eden's giant Nutcracker

What's the giant Nutcracker all about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch

Video

Seed granite sculpture

The story of the Seed sculpture

Hear how it was carved from Cornish granite.

http://youtu.be/Dig0UcTUUYQ

How we built the Core

Learn more about this eco-building and the Seed sculpture.

Find out more

School visits

School boy with clipboard in Rainforest Biome

Visit Eden with your school for an unforgettable learning experience.

Check out our workshops