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Exhibition

Exhibits

The exhibition center’s exhibit features original old devices, archive materials, films, photographs, interviews, actual components of the power system, as well as unique educational devices created especially for the center and intended for learning through interaction.

The topics covered by the exhibit are:

Visit the center and get acquainted with all its features!

Mockup of the power distribution system

Discover the journey of electricity from the moment of generation to its final destination in our homes, factories, hospitals, schools, etc.

Control room

From the control room, the employees would supervise the hydropower plant’s operation. Now you, too, get the opportunity to handle 80-year-old instruments.

Dispatch board

Take a look at the original dispatch board, which had been used in the former Elektrostopanstvo since 1974. With the introduction of modern information technologies and the digitalization of EVN’s network, this board is a reminder of the work of dispatchers in the past.

Light bulbs

A light bulb is a type of electrical device that we use every day. Like other devices, some light bulbs consume less and some more energy. Do you know what type of bulb is the most economical and which consumes the most power? Try to find out for yourself.

Photovoltaics

How is solar energy converted into electricity with the help of solar panels? We have a mini moving sun, so grab it and try to produce as much energy with it as you can.

Wind turbine

Wind is one of the renewable energy sources. Find out how, with the help of wind turbines, we can use the power of wind to generate electricity.

Van de Graaff generator

How does electricity affect objects in its immediate vicinity? With the Van de Graaff generator, we will help you find that out without the danger of being electrocuted.

Plasma globe

Magical rays of light through a glass globe are touching your hand, and you do not know why? Visit us and discover the effects that the plasma globe has on the human body.

History

In the 1930s, at the exit from the Matka Canyon, an artificial lake with a concrete dam was built on the river Treska for power generation. Construction work on the dam began in 1935, and the hydropower plant launched in 1938 with an installed capacity of 4.2 MW.

The center’s development

The development of the Matka Exhibition Center was preceded by intensive research, international experiences were used, and multiple experts from various fields were hired in order to create the best educational and entertaining experience for visitors.More…