National Science Centre, Delhi

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National Science Centre
From top:
  • The National Science Centre
  • Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao inaugurating the Centre
  • A penny-farthing bicycle gifted by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
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Established1992
LocationBhairon Road, India India
Coordinates28°36′48″N 77°14′43″E / 28.6132428°N 77.2453003°E / 28.6132428; 77.2453003
Typescience museum
Visitors521260 [As on 31 March 2010][1]
DirectorNarayan Ramdas Iyer
Curator
  • Vijay Shankar Sharma
  • Raj Mehrotra
  • Divya Tawra
  • Asish Mandal
  • C.Vanlalchhanhima
Websitenscd.gov.in

The National Science Centre established in 1992, is a

Pragati Maidan overlooking the Purana Qila
.

History

The National Science Centre is the northern zonal headquarters of the

Purana Qila, Delhi. The building was designed by noted Indian architect Achyut Kanvinde.[2]

Galleries

The museum contains seven permanent galleries. From the top floor, these are, in order: Our Science and Technology Heritage, opened in October 2009; Human Biology; the History of the Earth; Fun Science, containing a penny-farthing bicycle gifted by Rajiv Gandhi and a number of other interactive exhibits; Information Revolution; Emerging Technologies; and Water, Elixir of Life, which was opened in December 2010.[3]

A 360 degree view of the Our Science and Technology Heritage gallery.

See also

References

  1. ^ Activity report 2009-10. NCSM
  2. ^ An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine University of Pennsylvania.
  3. ^ KAPIL SIBAL INAUGURATES EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES GALLERY AT NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE Ministry of Science & Technology, 21 July 2007.
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