The Universum Bremen is a science museum in

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. Visitors are encouraged to interact with most of the approximately 250 exhibits. It receives on average 450,000 visitors annually.

History

The Universum Bremen opened in September 2000 near to the

University of Bremen The University of Bremen () is a public university in Bremen, Germany, with approximately 18,400 students from 117 countries. Its 12 faculties offer more than 100 degree programs. The University of Bremen has been among the top 50 European rese ...

. Covering over 4,000 m² the exhibition contains exhibits related to one of the three topics: mankind,

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and the

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. The science center building, with its 40,000 stainless steel scales, resembles a mixture between a

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and

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. It was designed by the

architect Thomas Klumpp. The company ''Universum Managementges. mbH'' runs the science center as a private enterprise. About 3.4 million people visited the Universum in the first seven years since it opened. In 2007 the Universum opened a large outdoor area, the ''EntdeckerPark'', and a new building, the ''SchauBox''. In contrast to the curved metallic older building, the ''SchauBox'', developed by ''Haslob Kruse and Partner'', is cubic with a rust-red exterior. It is used for additional exhibitions, which change annually. The ''EntdeckerPark'', the 5,000 m² outdoor area developed by ''Planungsguppe Grün'', offers a number of hands-on exhibits, landscape elements and a 27m-high tower, called the ''Turm der Lüfte''. The concept of the exhibits and the interior design were realized by ''Kunstraum GfK mbH'',

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and ''Archimedia'',

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References

External links

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