Dundee Science Centre (formerly known as Sensation) is a

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located in

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, and a part of the Scottish Science Centres Network. It is a

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under Scottish law. It is funded by the public and donations from local corporate sponsors. The interactive exhibits focus mainly on the

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, and in particular on the

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. There is also a focus on

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, and a practical exploration of science learning. Dundee Science Centre is also a corporate venue and a HMIE-inspected resource for science learning and public engagement. There is an in-house cafe (Cafe Creative) and a gift shop, stocking many science and educational products. The centre went under a £2.1m renovation during the coronavirus pandemic. The centre reopened in 2021 with the aim to make it more accessible.

History

As one of the

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projects, it opened in July 2000 at the cost of around £5 million. In 2013, the museum changed its name from Sensation to Dundee Science Centre. In 2020, Dundee Science Centre closed for a large period of the year as well as the first half of 2021 due to the

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. During this time the centre's ground floor underwent a £2 million renovation to make the area more accessible to assisted needs visitors. The centre reopened in June 2021 with additional COVID guidelines in place such as mask wearing and hand washin

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* Buildings and structures completed in 2000

Science Centre A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in mu ...

Science museums in Scotland

2000 establishments in Scotland Science and technology in Dundee Charities based in Scotland {{Scotland-struct-stub

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