List of science centers

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This is a list of science centers (spelt science centre in Commonwealth English) organized by continent. Science centers are a type of science museum that emphasizes an interactive, hands-on approach with its exhibitions.

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Africa

NameCityCountryEstablished
Unizulu Science Centre Richard's Bay South Africa1986

Asia

NameCityCountryEstablished
National Museum of Science and Technology Dhaka Bangladesh1965
Birla Science Museum Hyderabad India1985
China Science and Technology Museum Beijing China1988
Goa Science Centre Goa India2001
Guangdong Science Center Guangzhou China2008
Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad India2002
Hong Kong Science Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong1991
Hunan Science and Technology Museum Changsha China
Kerala Science and Technology Museum Thiruvananthapuram India1984
Macau Science Center Macau Macau2009
MagnifiScience Centre Karachi Pakistan2021
Miraikan Tokyo Japan2001
National Science Centre, Delhi Delhi India1992
National Science Museum Thailand Bangkok Thailand1995
National Taiwan Science Education Center Taipei Taiwan1956
Nehru Museum of Science and Technology Kharagpur India1990
Nehru Science Centre Mumbai India1985
Petrosains Kuala Lumpur Malaysia1999
Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park Pune India2013
Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala Kapurthala India2005
Raman Science Centre Nagpur India1992
Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi India2010
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Bhopal India1995
Science Centre Singapore Singapore Singapore1977
Science Centre, Surat Surat India2009
Science City Kolkata Kolkata India1997
Seria Energy Lab Seria Brunei2002
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Shanghai China2001
Sichuan Science and Technology Museum Qingyang China2006
Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna India1978
The Mind Museum Taguig (Metro Manila)Philippines2012
Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan Hengchun Taiwan2005
Salem Science Park Salem India 2022

Europe

NameCityCountryEstablished
Vitemeir Science Centre Kaupanger Norway2021
Aberdeen Science Centre Aberdeen United Kingdom1990
Cambridge Science Centre Cambridge United Kingdom2013
Dundee Science Centre Dundee United Kingdom2000
Dynamic Earth Edinburgh United Kingdom1999
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre Widnes United Kingdom1987
Glasgow Science Centre Glasgow United Kingdom2001
AHHAA Tartu Estonia1997
Città della Scienza Naples Italy1985
Copernicus Science Centre Warsaw Poland2005
EC1 Science and Technology Center in Łódź Łódź Poland2018
Hydropolis Centre for Ecological Education Wrocław Poland2015
Ithaka Science Center Tegelen Netherlands2008
NEMO Amsterdam Netherlands1923
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology Kharkiv Ukraine1928
La Casa de la Ciencia Sevilla Spain2008
Phaeno Science Center Wolfsburg Germany2005
Scientific Centre of Monaco Monaco City Monaco1960
Techmania Science Center Plzeň Czech Republic2005
Heureka Vantaa Finland1989
Tietomaa Oulu Finland1998
Tom Tits Experiment Södertälje Sweden1987
Universeum Gothenburg Sweden2001
Universum Bremen Germany2000
Technopolis Mechelen Belgium2000
Winchester Science Centre Winchester United Kingdom2002

Middle East

NameCityCountryEstablished
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem Israel1992
Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space Haifa Israel1983
Tehran Science Center [1] Tehran Iran 2017

North America

NameCityCountryEstablished
California Science Center Los Angeles United States1951
Canada Science and Technology Museum Ottawa Canada1967
Canada South Science City Windsor, Ontario Canada2004
Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh United States1991
Columbia Memorial Space Center Downey, California United States2009
COSI Columbus, Ohio United States1964
Discovery Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada1990
Exploratorium San Francisco United States1969
Eyring Science Center Provo, Utah United States1950
Great Lakes Science Center Cleveland, Ohio United States1996
Imagination Station Toledo, Ohio United States2009
Jonsson-Rowland Science Center Troy, New York United States1961
Michigan Science Center Detroit United States1970
Modelo Museum of Science and Industry Toluca Mexico2009
Montreal Science Centre Montreal Canada2000
Museo Descubre Aguascalientes City Mexico
Museo Interactivo de Xalapa Xalapa Mexico
Nurture Nature Center Easton, Pennsylvania United States2007
Ontario Science Centre Toronto Canada1969
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland, Oregon United States1944
Orlando Science Center Orlando, Florida United States1955
Pacific Science Center Seattle United States1962
Putnam Museum Davenport, Iowa United States1867
Saint Louis Science Center St. Louis United States1963
Saskatchewan Science Centre Regina, Saskatchewan Canada1989
Science and Technology Education Innovation Center St. Petersburg, Florida United States1959
Science East Fredericton Canada1994
Science North Greater Sudbury Canada1984
Science World (Vancouver) Vancouver Canada1989
Sitka Sound Science Center Sitka, Alaska United States2007
The Tech Interactive San Jose, California United States1998
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum Reno, Nevada United States2011
TELUS Spark Science Centre Calgary Canada2011
Telus World of Science (Edmonton) Edmonton Canada1984
Universum (UNAM) Mexico City Mexico1992

Oceania

NameCityCountryEstablished
Discovery World Dunedin New Zealand1991
Gravity Discovery Centre Gingin, Western Australia Australia
Questacon Canberra Australia1986
Scienceworks (Melbourne) Melbourne Australia1992
Scitech Perth Australia1998
Te Manawa Palmerston North New Zealand1999

South America

NameCityCountryEstablished
PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology Porto Alegre Brazil1998

References

  1. ↑ "book garden of tehran".
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