Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide

This page contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. Please send me more links!!

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Africa

  • Durban, South Africa - KwaZuzulwazi Science Centre
  • South Africa - Association of Science and Technology Centres

    • Asia

  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - National Science Centre
  • Manila, Philippines - Philippine Science Centrum
  • Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Science Museum
  • Seoul, Korea - National Science Museum
  • Singapore - Singapore Science Centre
  • Taipei, Taiwan - National Natural Science Museum
  • Tokyo, Japan - National Science Museum
  • Yokohama, Japan - Yokohama Science Center

    • Australia

  • Adelaide, South Australia - The Investigator Science & Technology Centre
  • Brisbane, Queensland - Queensland Sciencentre
  • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre
  • Launceston, Tasmania - Launceston Science Centre
  • Melbourne, Victoria - Scienceworks Museum
  • Perth, Western Australia - Scitech Discovery Centre
  • Sydney, New South Wales - The Australian Museum
  • Sydney, New South Wales - The Powerhouse Museum
  • Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - Science Centre

    • Europe

    Check out the Sea and Space programme for middle and upper school students (contact info)
  • Aberdeen, Scotland - Satrosphere Hands-on Dicovery Centre
  • Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Nemo science and technology center
  • Armagh, Northern Ireland - Armagh Planetarium and Science Centre
  • Bristol, England - At Bristol
  • Cambridge, England - museums
  • Cardiff Bay, Wales, UK - TechniQuest
  • Copenhagen, Denmark - The Experimentarium
  • Coruña, Spain - Casa de las Ciencias (House of Science)
  • Flanders, Belgium - Technopolis
  • Florence, Italy - History of Science Museum
  • Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Science Center
  • Guildford, England - Guildford Discovery
  • Haifa, Israel - Israel National Museum of Science
  • Halifax, England - Eureka Children's Museum
  • Jerusalem, Israel - Bloomfield Science Museum
  • Leicester, UK - National Space Science Centre
  • London, England - The Science Museum (Natural History)
  • Luleå, Sweden - Teknikens Hus (House of Technology)
  • Manchester, England - Museum of Science and Industry
  • Mannheim, Germany - Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit
  • Munich, Germany - Deutsches Museum
  • Boras, Sweden - Navet
  • Norwich, England - Inspire
  • Oulu, Finland - Tietomaa Science Center
  • Paris, France - Musée des arts et métiers
  • Paris, France - Palais de la découverte
  • Paris, France - Cité de Sciences
  • Poitiers, France - Futurescope
  • Södertälje, Sweden - Tom Tits Experiment
  • Stockholm, Sweden - Cosmo Nova
  • Stockholm, Sweden - Tekniska Museet - Museum of Science and Technology
  • Trondheim, Norway - Vitensenteret
  • Vantaa, Finland - Heureka
  • Vaxjo, Sweden - Xperiment Huset
  • Winterthur, Switzerland - Technorama (German only)

    • North America

    Please see the September and October 1995 IEEE Spectrum articles for a nice overview! The reviews below come from those articles.
  • Acton, Massachusetts - Discovery Museums
  • Akron, Ohio - Inventure Place (National Inventors Hall of Fame) Review!
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
  • Atlanta, Georgia - SciTrek Review!
  • Augusta, Georgia - Fort Discovery (National Science Center)
  • Aurora, Illinois - SciTech - Science and Technology Interactive Center Review!
  • Aurora, Nebraska - Edgerton Educational Center
  • Baltimore, Maryland - Maryland Science Center Review!
  • Bellingham, Washington - Mindport Exhibits
  • Bemidji, Minnesota - Headwaters Science Center
  • Berkeley, California - Lawrence Hall of Science Review!
  • Berkeley, California - University of California Museum of Paleontology
  • Boston, Massachusetts - Computer Museum Computer Clubhouse Review!
  • Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Museum of Science Review!
  • Buffalo, New York - Buffalo Museum of Science Review!
  • Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Science Centre
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa - The Science Station Review!
  • Champaign, Illinois - Franklin Science Center
  • Charlotte, North Carolina - Discovery Place
  • Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Academy of Sciences - Nature Museum
  • Chicago, Illinois - Museum of Science and Industry Review!
  • Chicago, Illinois - Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado - Nikola Tesla Museum of Science and Industry Review!
  • Columbus, Ohio - Ohio Center of Science and Industry Review!
  • Dallas, Texas - Science Place Review!
  • Davis, California - Explorit Science Center
  • Detroit, Michigan - Detroit Science Center
  • Durham, North Carolina - North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
  • Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Space and Science Centre
  • Eugene, Oregon - Willamette Science & Technology Center Review!
  • Flushing, New York - New York Hall of Science Review!
  • Fort Collins, Colorado - Discovery Center Science Museum
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Museum of Discovery and Science
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana - Science Central.
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Review!
  • Garden City, NY - Long Island Children's Museum
  • Grand Junction, CO - Western Colorado Math & Science Center
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia - Discovery Centre
  • Hampton, Virginia - Virginia Air and Space Center
  • Hot Springs, Arkansas - Mid America Science Museum
  • Houston, Texas - Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • Houston, Texas - Nature Discovery Center
  • Huntsville, Alabama - Space and Rocket Center Review!
  • Ithaca, New York - The Sciencenter
  • Jackson, Michigan - Michigan Space and Science Center
  • Jersey City, New Jersey - Liberty Science Center Review!
  • Lafayette, Indiana - Imagination Station
  • Lansing, Michigan - Impression 5 Science Museum
  • Leesburg, Virginia - The Naturalist Center
  • Little Rock, Arkansas - Arkansas Museum of Science and History
  • Louisville, Kentucky - Louisville Science Center
  • Los Angeles, California - California Museum of Science and Industry Review!
  • Miami, Florida - The Miami Museum of Science
  • Milwaukee, Winconsin - Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics, & Technology
  • Nashville, Tennessee - Cumberland Science Museum Review!
  • New Hyde Park, New York - Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science
  • New York, New York - Children's Museum of Manhattan
  • New York, New York - Sony Wonder Technology Lab
  • Norwich, Vermont - Montshire Museum of Science
  • Oak Ridge, Tennessee - American Museum of Science and Energy Review!
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Omniplex Science Museum
  • Olympia, Washington - Hands On Children's Museum
  • Oneonta, New York - Science Discovery Center
  • Orlando, Florida - Orlando Science Center
  • Ottawa, Ontario - National Museum of Science and Technology (picture)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Franklin Institute Review!
  • Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Science Center
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Carnegie Science Center
  • Portland, Oregon - Oregon Museum of Science and industry Review!
  • Provo, Utah - BYU Earth Science Museum
  • Richmond, Virginia - Science Museum of Virginia Review!
  • Salisbury, Maryland - ExceL Interactive Science Museum
  • San Diego, California - Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
  • San Francisco, California - Exploratorium Review!
  • San Jose, California - Children's Discovery Museum
  • San Jose, California - Tech Museum of Innovation Review!
  • Santa Ana, California - Discovery Science Center
  • Santa Barbara, California - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
  • Seattle, Washington - Pacific Science Center
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Kirby Science Discovery Center
  • St. Louis, Missouri - St. Louis Science Center Review!
  • St. Paul, Minnesota - Science Museum of Minnesota (tilings, solids) Review!
  • St. Petersburg, Florida - Great Explorations
  • Sudbury, Ontario - Science North
  • Tampa, Florida - Museum of Science and Industry
  • Toronto, Ontario - Ontario Science Centre
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Harmon Science Center
  • Vancouver, British Columbia - Science World
  • Wailuku, Hawaii - Hawai'i Nature Center
  • Washington, DC - Capital Children's Museum Review!
  • Washington, DC - National Air and Space Museum Review!
  • West Palm Beach, Florida - South Florida Science Museum
  • Worcester, Massachusetts - EcoTarium

    • South America

  • Buenos Aires, Argentina - Museo Participativo de Ciencias

    • Related links

  • DiscoverySchool - nice collection of student resources online (including Cosmic Calendar)
  • Teach Space Science - NASA Education Resource Directory
  • Space School UK - week long course for secondary school students in Leicester, UK
  • Tidal Passages - take part in a sailing trip around the world
  • Penn State Astronomy Workshops and Summer Camps
  • Nordic Science Centers (in Swedish)
  • Ask an Astronaut! 15-21 March 97
  • ASTC Home Page
  • IEEE Spectrum Sep'95 article on U.S. Science and Technology Museums, and the April'96 International Science and Technology Museums article (IEEE Members only :-()
  • Explorer Online Educational Resources (requires Netscape)
  • Resonance Research, commercial science exhibit supplier
  • WhaleNet
  • Science Centers in Spain, provided by Casa de las Ciencias
  • Northwestern State U Space Science Group in Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Earthwatch Global Classroom
  • Neill's Geology for Kids!
  • Yahoo Science Museums and Exhibits
  • History of Science: Museums
  • Edinburgh International Science Festival
  • NASA Space Educators' Handbook
  • Ecsite - European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions
  • MathMol - K-12 Mathematics and Molecules
  • Northwestern State U Space Science educational programs
  • Kinetic City Super Crew online experiments
  • Lycos search for "science. museum." (may take a while) Edventures Sample Projects (requires $$$ for more)
  • Museum Online Resource Review
  • Virtual Quincy Science Centers Directory
  • WWW Virtual Library: History of Science, Technology and Medicine
  • Canadian Kids Home Page
  • Project MATHEMATICS!
  • Impact Guide to Science and Technology Museums on the web
  • Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway and Kids on Campus
  • Science Learning Network
  • The Math Forum
  • The GLOBE project - kids collect science data
  • Medical Image Virtual Reality
  • Tourist info: CityNet for text (region-based interface), Virtual Tourist for Web servers, or USA Geographic search,
    • mwm@cmu.edu (Last updated 7 Jan 99)