Museum opens door to the world of science
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new museum will help bring science closer to everyone
The Busan National Science Museum is nestled within the Gijang East Busan Tourism Complex.With the Busan National Science Museum slated to open in December, it's drawing a lot of interest and expectation among children and their parents.
A movement to build a new science museum for children started in 2006, when a million citizens signed a petition. It finally bore fruit after the 10 years of hard work.
The science museum is nestled within the Gijang East Busan Tourism Complex, sitting on a 113,000-square-meter (28 acres) plot, with the facade shaped like the triangular front of a boat. It is a regionally specific establishment, with exhibition halls dedicated to different themes - automobiles, ships and energy - and with 180-plus science-related items on display.
The museum has three permanent exhibition halls: the automobile and space hall; the shipbuilding hall; and the energy and radiation hall. Along with these, it also has a children's hall, an outdoor exhibition venue and a camp ground, making it an ideal destination for education and vacation.
The museum will play a role as a science theme park where families can have fun and relax. In particular, in the science hall, more than 80 percent of the display items are interactive so that children can have hands-on experience and familiarize themselves with science.
To be specific, they can experience zero gravity, try a gyroscope and a model jet engine, and easily learn about science principles with enormous model elephants and experiments on buoyancy.
At the outdoor exhibition hall, a water playground and a gigantic yo-yo have been set up, whereas the mystery of the night skies will be revealed at the astronomical observatory, which is equipped with a huge screen. The Busan National Science Museum plans to run 19 customized programs for middle and high school students as well as elementary school science curriculum.
"The new science museum will become a comprehensive science theme park where families can gain insight into science while having fun," said the curator.
-Admission: 3,000 won ($2.70) for adults, 2,000 won for adolescents and free for children.
-Location: 59, Dongbusangwangwang 6-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan
-How to get there: Get off at Jangsan Station on Metro line 2, then take bus No.185 from between exits 5 and 7 and get off at the Busan National Science Museum Front Gate.
-Information: http://www.sciport.or.kr/front/en/index.do
The source of news: Dynamic Busan
