Universeum is a public science centre, zoo and public aquarium in

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that opened in 2001. It is a part of ''Evenemangsstråket'', the ''thoroughfare of events'' – close to

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and Skånegatan – which includes sights of interest like

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(Swedish Exhibition Centre),

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and the

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. Universeum is divided into six sections, each containing experiment workshops and some of them with exhibits for

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s and other animals. Universeum occasionally gives Swedish secondary school students a chance to debate with

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-winners and professors.

Main sections

The sections of Universeum are: * "Kalejdo" - An exhibit about Crime-investigation,

laser A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word ''laser'' originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radi ...

space Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless ...

, and more. * "Explora" - An experiment department that is mostly about humans and technology. * "Vattnets Väg" (Water's Way) - The Swedish fresh and

brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...

water fishes, reptiles and

vole Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed molars (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of lo ...

s. * "Akvariehallen" (The Ocean Zone) - Marine animals. This includes a Ocean Tank with sharks and other tropical fish, a long aquarium with native marine fish, and a touch tank with

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. * "Regnskogen" (The Rainforest) - A rainforest hall with tropical animals.Universeum:
The Rainforest.
' Retrieved 30 June 2014. * "Dödliga Skönheter" (Deadly Beauties) - Deadly and venomous reptiles. The architect behind Universeum is Gert Wingårdh.

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* {{authority control Museums in Gothenburg Gert Wingårdh buildings Zoos in Sweden Science museums in Sweden 2001 establishments in Sweden Museums established in 2001

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