Shanghai Science and Technology Museum – Wikipedia
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| Location | Pudong, shanghaii  |
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Science and Technology Museum |
| opening | December 18, 2001 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 4,824 Mio. (2019) [first] |
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (Chinese: Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Deutsch: Science and Technology Museum Shanghai ) is a museum in the Pudong district of the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. The science and technology museum at Century Park is one of the most popular museums in China and is one of the most visited in the world. [2] Under the motto “Nature, Man and Technology” (自然 · 科技 科技, Zìrán, Rén, Kējì) it wants to promote interest and education in science & technology.
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum was planned for the west side of the Century Square, which was built in 1995. It was designed by the then architecture firm Rtkl from Los Angeles. The museum’s conference rooms became the 13th APEC Leader ‘Meeting, the summit of the Asian-Pacific Economic Community, on 20.–21. October 2001, completed to receive the Chinese general secretary of the KPCH Jiang Zemin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of the USA George W. Bush.
The first construction phase of the SSTM was completed on December 18, 2001 and opened for the public. [3]
The second part opened in May 2005.
For the World Expo 2010 World Exhibition, the children’s area and the exhibition were Light of Wisdom Renovated and the museum was included in the 5A attractions of China, the most important tourist attractions after the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The asymmetrical museum building is designed in the form of a spiral that lifts from one to four floors. The long glass facade is separated in the middle of a large glass ball in the shape of an ice cream; A sphere that represents the yolk is attached inside. The rising spiral is intended to symbolize scientific and technical progress; The egg, a common symbol in China, means life. The house technology is modern and environmentally friendly. [3] The building houses 65,500 m² of exhibition space. [4]
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum wants to promote interest and education in science and technology in the Jangtse Delta region. It is designed to be child -friendly.
The museum contains 11 permanent exhibitions that visitors can visit in any order:
- Home on Earth (Heimatplanet)
- Information Era (Information age)
- World of Robots (Robotics)
- Lights of Exploration (History of Science)
- Human Beings and Health (Man and health)
- Space Navigation (Space)
- Spectrum of Life (Biological Diversity)
- Animal World (Animal world)
- Cradle of Designers (Design and production)
- Light of Wisdom (Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology)
- Children’s Playground (Children’s fantasy)
- Earthcrust Exploration (Earth crust, evolutionary biology)
There are also changing special exhibitions.
The SSTM has four cinemas that show films on scientific topics: Imax 3D, IMAX Dome, Iwerks 4D and Space Theater.
The museum also organizes frequent courses for children.
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is a public foundation financed by private companies. The SSTM also includes the Shanghai Natural History Museum and the Shanghai Planetarium, which opens in 2021 and is to become the world’s largest planetarium. [5]
- Steve Tom: Shanghai Technology Museum , ASHRAE Journal: BACnet Today, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Oktober 2002.
- Marzia Varutti: Museums in China: The Politics of Representation After Mao- Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2014, ISBN 978-1-84383-888-3.
- ↑ Theme Index. Retrieved on December 30, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Theme Index. Accessed on January 1, 2021 (American English).
- ↑ a b English version 2011. Accessed on January 1, 2021 .
- ↑ Arcadis: Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Accessed on January 1, 2021 (American English).
- ↑ Shanghai Planetarium on track to open 2021. In: Blooloop. Retrieved on December 30, 2020 .
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