The China Science and Technology Museum () is a national-level
science and technology museum located in
Chaoyang, Beijing, China. Established in 1988, it is affiliated with the
China Association for Science and Technology
The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; ) is a people's organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international ...
.
The museum is "the only comprehensive museum of science and technology at national level in China," according to the official website of the Beijing government.
Museum history
According to
China Internet Information Center
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History
The China Internet Information Center was launched ...
, the museum was founded in 1988 and expanded in 2000 at a location on the northern section of Beijing's 3rd Ring Road.
Its activities included "popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training-based education programs and experiment-based exhibition programs."
In preparation for Beijing's
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, construction of new buildings for the museum began at the Olympic site in 2006. The new museum opened in September, 2009, having been expanded from its previous 40,000 square meters to 48,000 square meters.
The previous museum site was closed for several years before undergoing renovation and expansion beginning in 2016.
On 15 September 2018, the old science museum reopened as Beijing Science Center.
Museum at Olympic site
The museum at its current site houses both permanent and temporary exhibitions. It has many facilities for science popularization (classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, etc.) including four special-effect theaters.
Transportation
The museum is located in the
Beijing Olympic Village, near the
Olympic Green station
Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station () is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.
The station was named Olympic Green. It was renamed on December 31, 2021, to use Pinyin, though the English translation are sti ...
of the
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Direct-controlled municipality, Municipality that consists of 29 lines including 24 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and two light rail, light rail tram line ...
.
See also
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List of museums in China
, there are 5,788 museums in China, including 3,054 state-owned museums (museums run by national and local government or universities) and 535 private museums. In 2021, the nation's museums saw approximately 779 million visitors. Some museums of ...
References
External links
Official website
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Museums in Beijing
Museums established in 1988
1988 establishments in China
Science museums in China
Technology museums in China
Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Buildings and structures completed in 1988
Museums established in 2000
National first-grade museums of China