List of science centers

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.

Africa

Name City Country Established
Unizulu Science Centre Richard's Bay South Africa 1986

Asia

Name City Country Established
National Museum of Science and Technology Dhaka Bangladesh 1965
Birla Science Museum Hyderabad India 1985
China Science and Technology Museum Beijing China 1988
Goa Science Centre Goa India 2001
Guangdong Science Center Guangzhou China 2008
Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad India 2002
Hong Kong Science Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 1991
Hunan Science and Technology Museum Changsha China
Kerala Science and Technology Museum Thiruvananthapuram India 1984
Macau Science Center Macau Macau 2009
MagnifiScience Centre Karachi Pakistan 2021
Miraikan Tokyo Japan 2001
National Science Centre, Delhi Delhi India 1992
National Science Museum Thailand Bangkok Thailand 1995
National Taiwan Science Education Center Taipei Taiwan 1956
Nehru Museum of Science and Technology Kharagpur India 1990
Nehru Science Centre Mumbai India 1985
Petrosains Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1999
Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park Pune India 2013
Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala Kapurthala India 2005
Raman Science Centre Nagpur India 1992
Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi India 2010
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Bhopal India 1995
Science Centre Singapore Singapore Singapore 1977
Science Centre, Surat Surat India 2009
Science City Kolkata Kolkata India 1997
Seria Energy Lab Seria Brunei 2002
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Shanghai China 2001
Sichuan Science and Technology Museum Qingyang China 2006
Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna India 1978
The Mind Museum Taguig (Metro Manila) Philippines 2012
Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan Hengchun Taiwan 2005
Salem Science Park Salem India 2022

Europe

Name City Country Established
Vitemeir Science Centre Kaupanger Norway 2021
Aberdeen Science Centre Aberdeen United Kingdom 1990
Cambridge Science Centre Cambridge United Kingdom 2013
Dundee Science Centre Dundee United Kingdom 2000
Dynamic Earth Edinburgh United Kingdom 1999
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre Widnes United Kingdom 1987
Glasgow Science Centre Glasgow United Kingdom 2001
AHHAA Tartu Estonia 1997
Città della Scienza Naples Italy 1985
Copernicus Science Centre Warsaw Poland 2005
EC1 Science and Technology Center in Łódź Łódź Poland 2018
Hydropolis Centre for Ecological Education Wrocław Poland 2015
Ithaka Science Center Tegelen Netherlands 2008
NEMO Amsterdam Netherlands 1923
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology Kharkiv Ukraine 1928
La Casa de la Ciencia Sevilla Spain 2008
Phaeno Science Center Wolfsburg Germany 2005
Scientific Centre of Monaco Monaco City Monaco 1960
Techmania Science Center Plzeň Czech Republic 2005
Heureka Vantaa Finland 1989
Tietomaa Oulu Finland 1998
Tom Tits Experiment Södertälje Sweden 1987
Universeum Gothenburg Sweden 2001
Universum Bremen Germany 2000
Technopolis Mechelen Belgium 2000
Winchester Science Centre Winchester United Kingdom 2002

Middle East

Name City Country Established
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem Israel 1992
Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space Haifa Israel 1983
Tehran Science Center[1] Tehran Iran 2017

North America

Name City Country Established
California Science Center Los Angeles United States 1951
Canada Science and Technology Museum Ottawa Canada 1967
Canada South Science City Windsor, Ontario Canada 2004
Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh United States 1991
Columbia Memorial Space Center Downey, California United States 2009
COSI Columbus, Ohio United States 1964
Discovery Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada 1990
Exploratorium San Francisco United States 1969
Eyring Science Center Provo, Utah United States 1950
Great Lakes Science Center Cleveland, Ohio United States 1996
Imagination Station Toledo, Ohio United States 2009
Jonsson-Rowland Science Center Troy, New York United States 1961
Michigan Science Center Detroit United States 1970
Modelo Museum of Science and Industry Toluca Mexico 2009
Montreal Science Centre Montreal Canada 2000
Museo Descubre Aguascalientes City Mexico
Museo Interactivo de Xalapa Xalapa Mexico
Nurture Nature Center Easton, Pennsylvania United States 2007
Ontario Science Centre Toronto Canada 1969
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland, Oregon United States 1944
Orlando Science Center Orlando, Florida United States 1955
Pacific Science Center Seattle United States 1962
Putnam Museum Davenport, Iowa United States 1867
Saint Louis Science Center St. Louis United States 1963
Saskatchewan Science Centre Regina, Saskatchewan Canada 1989
Science and Technology Education Innovation Center St. Petersburg, Florida United States 1959
Science East Fredericton Canada 1994
Science North Greater Sudbury Canada 1984
Science World (Vancouver) Vancouver Canada 1989
Sitka Sound Science Center Sitka, Alaska United States 2007
The Tech Interactive San Jose, California United States 1998
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum Reno, Nevada United States 2011
TELUS Spark Science Centre Calgary Canada 2011
Telus World of Science (Edmonton) Edmonton Canada 1984
Universum (UNAM) Mexico City Mexico 1992

Oceania

Name City Country Established
Discovery World Dunedin New Zealand 1991
Gravity Discovery Centre Gingin, Western Australia Australia
Questacon Canberra Australia 1986
Scienceworks (Melbourne) Melbourne Australia 1992
Scitech Perth Australia 1998
Te Manawa Palmerston North New Zealand 1999

South America

Name City Country Established
PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology Porto Alegre Brazil 1998

References

  1. ^ "book garden of tehran".
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