Hiroshima Children's Museum
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Established | 1980 |
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Location | 5-83 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°23′55″N 132°27′13″E / 34.398667°N 132.453639°ECoordinates: 34°23′55″N 132°27′13″E / 34.398667°N 132.453639°E |
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Website | www.pyonta.city.hiroshima.jp |
The Hiroshima Children's Museum (広島市こども文化科学館 Hiroshima-shi Kodomo Bunka Kagakukan) is a science museum for children in Hiroshima, Japan.
History[]
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The museum opened in the new building of the in 1980.
Exhibitions[]
- Exploration hall — for the sense of science — with amusing items and apparatus
- Dreamland of the sky — for the basic science — sparks of the lightning, resonances of the lights and sounds
- Dr.Scitech's happy Laboratory — for the applied science
- Science of the Astronomy
- Theater "Apollo hall" — for the concerts, plays, musicals and other events
Planetarium[]
- The planetarium is on the 4th floor, with a 20-metre (66 ft) diameter dome theater screen and 340 sheets
- The main planetarium projector is Minolta-MS-20AT, and the all-sky monitor and video projectors
- Programs (changed seasonally)
- Star lights every Sunday
- "Refretarium" (refresh with the planetarium with BGM), every Wednesday
- Star lights short lives with piano playing or special guests, monthly every last Sunday
- Concerts
- Star Observations
- Education programs for school students
Museum shop[]
- Information and museum shop is on the 1st floor
Programs[]
- Amateur radio club
- Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation kids club Hiroshima
- Super science museum
- Internship for courage students
- Youth science volunteer to help the events and programs
External links[]
Categories:
- Museums established in 1980
- 1980 establishments in Japan
- Museums in Hiroshima
- Children's museums in Japan
- Science museums in Japan
- Planetaria in Japan
- Japanese museum stubs