One of these centers is the Casa da Ciência - Centro Cultural de Ciência e Tecnologia da UFRJ (House of Science - Cultural Center of Science and Technology UFRJ), based at the Federal University, which works to popularize science by articulating it in various intellectual and artistic languages - theater, exhibitions, music, workshops, courses, lectures and seminars. Pioneering in its field, the Center challengers visitors to make their own discoveries through participative activities.

The intersection of science and cultural house addresses contemporary challenges to engendering public interest in the scientific world, and redressing its obscurity from conventional cultural discourse. By encouraging people of all ages to physically and intellectually engage with science, they reveal to them an exciting world of discovery at their fingertips - due to its interactive qualities, seminars, lectures, and educational activities this is a museum as well as a cultural center.