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Winchester Science Centre (known as INTECH Science Centre until 2013) is a hands-on educational science, technology centre and research centre located at Morn Hill near
Winchester Science CentreWonderseekers
Museums in Hampshire Education in Winchester Educational institutions established in 2002 Planetaria in the United Kingdom 2002 establishments in England Science museums in England Charities based in England
Chilcomb
Chilcomb is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire east of Winchester and includes the South Downs Way long-distance footpath.
History
The nearby bowl barrow on Telegraph Hill along the South Downs Way just ea ...
, three miles from the city of Winchester
Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...
in Hampshire, England. The centre houses a range of interactive exhibits, aimed at a core audience of children aged 5–12 years old and has over 185,000 annual visitors. The dome's planetarium seats 176 and is the UK's largest standalone planetarium.
The centre is operated by Wonderseekers, a Charity Commission for England and Wales, registered charity in England and Wales.
History
INTECH (a portmanteau of "Interactive Technology") was founded in 1986 as a response to a local shortage of scientists, engineers and technicians, in a disused canteen at Kings' School, Winchester, King's School on Romsey Road, Winchester. By the late 1990s, the centre had grown in popularity and began to look for a larger premises to meet increasing demand. In 2002, INTECH relocated to the present-day site at Morn Hill at a cost of £10 million. The new 3,500 square metre, purpose-built centre was funded partly through the Millennium Commission, NTL Incorporated, NTL, IBM, the Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom), DfES and Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom), DTI, South East England Development Agency, SEEDA and Hampshire County Council. The centre was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 28 October 2002. INTECH re-opened as Winchester Science Centre in October 2013.Exhibits
The centre has two floors of hands-on science exhibits and a planetarium with a programme of full-dome films and presenter-led shows.
See also
* List of science centers#Europe, List of science centres in EuropeReferences
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Winchester Science Centre
Museums in Hampshire Education in Winchester Educational institutions established in 2002 Planetaria in the United Kingdom 2002 establishments in England Science museums in England Charities based in England