Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum (NOESIS) is located at the outskirts of

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. The museum’s main objective is to offer to the public an environment that facilitates the familiarization with and the understanding of science and technology. The foundation is also actively engaged in the protection of the Greek Technological Heritage. NOESIS has a 150-seat digital planetarium, a 300-seat Cosmotheatre with the largest flat screen in Greece, a 200-seat

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, as well as a

motion simulator A motion simulator or motion platform is a mechanism that creates the feelings of being in a real motion environment. In a simulator, the movement is synchronised with a visual display of the outside world (OTW) scene. Motion platforms can provi ...

theater with three platforms, 3-D projection, and 6-axis movement.

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History

NOESIS was founded in 1978 as a cultural and educational non-profit organization. In 1998, the museum initiated a project that aimed at the construction of a new facility and the development of a new spectrum of activities. The project was completed successfully and the new foundation "Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum - NOESIS" was established. The project had a total budget of approximately

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29 million and was co-funded by the

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, the EEA –

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States and the Greek government. It was designed by French architect Denis Laming.

Collection and exhibits

The museum currently features many exhibits, including "Technology of Transportation," featuring antique car models that mark the history of automobiles. In the near future, the exhibition hall will also include an exhibit on

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

; also, NOESIS will be opening the Center for Creativity and Innovation, a facility for students, as well as a Techno-park.

Gallery

Image:NOESIS-Exhibition hall.jpg, The exhibition hall Image:NOESIS-Cosmotheater.jpg, The Cosmotheater Image:NOESIS-Planetarium.jpg, The Planetarium Image:NOESIS-Simulator.jpg, The motion Simulator Image:NOESIS-Auditorium.jpg, The Auditorium File:Trojan 1922-1930 schräg.JPG,

Trojan Trojan or Trojans may refer to: * Of or from the ancient city of Troy * Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans Arts and entertainment Music * ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 189 ...

automobile (1922-1930) File:Montier 1924 vvr.JPG, Automobile of 1924 (Montier vehicles) File:Mebea Robin 1974-1978 Front.JPG,

MEBEA MEBEA was an important Greek vehicle manufacturer, producer of light trucks, passenger automobiles, motorcycles, motorbike engines, agricultural machinery and bicycles. Activities MEBEA was founded in Athens in 1960 by the merger of two compan ...

Robin model (1974-1978) File:Neorion Chicago 1974 vvr.JPG,

Neorion Chicago 1974 Neorion Chicago 4x4 at the Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum The Neorion Chicago, a 1974 product of the Greek Neorion group of companies, was a car that was to combine uncompromising luxury, retro-looks and a powerful 4x ...

(1974) File:ELBO Aletis 2001 schräg.JPG,

ELBO Elbo was, according to Herodotus' ''Histories'', a man-made island of ash and earth where the blind Egyptian king Anysis lived during his 50 years of exile while the Ethiopian king Sabacos ruled Egypt. Supposedly, the island was built up because Eg ...

Aletis 2001 model

External links

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