▁Mill en ni um ▁Commission , ▁South ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁Regional ▁Development ▁Agency , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁£ 4 3 . 4   mill ion ▁from ▁commercial ▁partners ▁( including ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁don ation ▁from ▁N est lé ) ▁and ▁Br istol ▁City ▁Council . ▁The ▁selection ▁and ▁design ▁of ▁exhib its ▁were ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Gregory ▁and ▁other ▁scientific ▁advis er ▁as ▁being ▁" tot ally ▁in app ropri ate ▁to ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁science ". ▁Go é ry ▁Del ac ô te ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁Can on ' s ▁Wh arf . ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁the ▁I MAX ▁cinema ▁occupied ▁a ▁modified ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁former ▁lead - works ▁building , ▁and ▁Ex pl ore ▁occupied ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁railway ▁goods ▁shed ▁meas uring ▁. ▁The ▁goods ▁shed ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁buildings ▁to ▁use ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁and ▁both ▁buildings ▁are ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁buildings . ▁The ▁buildings ▁are ▁located ▁around ▁Mill en ni um ▁Square ▁- ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation   — ▁and ▁Pero ' s ▁Bridge , ▁a ▁foot bridge ▁across ▁the ▁har bour ▁which ▁links ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Arn olf ini ▁art ▁gallery , ▁Br istol ▁Indust rial ▁Museum ▁and ▁Queen ▁Square . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁opening ▁the ▁centre ▁consisted ▁of ▁Ex pl ore , ▁which ▁contains ▁features ▁on ▁mechan ics , ▁sound