Kerala Science and Technology Museum is an autonomous institution established by
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
, in 1984, as a center for popularisation of science and scientific temper among the general public, especially among the young generation.
The institution is in the heart of
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
city, in Kerala. The Priyadarsini Planetarium is attached to the museum, functioning since 1994.
See also
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Astrotourism in India
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List of planetariums
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List of science centers#Asia
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{{Tourism in Kerala, state=collapsed
1984 establishments in Kerala
Science museums in India
Organisations based in Thiruvananthapuram
Museums in Thiruvananthapuram
Science and technology in Kerala
Museums established in 1984