The Futuroscope is a parc of visual media and the different extensions of normal film technology.

This means there are projektion areas that totally fills the field of vision, the projektion of 360°, several forms of three-dimensional film, moving cinema seats, mutlimedial staging and interactive cinema.

Everyone of these pavilions or cinemas has ist own entertaining architecture. This all is presented in a large parc area. The Futuroscope lies near by Poitier, a city in France. You should reserve 2 days for a visit, because one day is not enough to visit all pavilions and cinemas.

The length of the films and presentations lies between 12 and 35 minutes. The Futuroscope is very popular in France. This has an amount in the length of waiting before you can enter a cinema or pavilion. Mostly you have a period to wait before you can enter with the next group.

[fu | 1] : The Cinemax and the Pavilion of the Futuroscope; own photograph 1995
[fu | 2] : The "magic carpet", projection in front of and below the spectator; own photograph 1995

The official website of the Futuroscope
FUTUROSCOPE - Le Parc européen de l‘ímage