Outline
Outline of Science Museum
The Science Museum, founded by the Japan Science Foundation, opened its doors in April l964 to promote public understanding of science and technology. Visitors range from children to grown-ups, centering on young people. The number of families is also on the increase in recent years.
Exhibits are mostly interactives. You are invited to manipulate and play with them. We hope that you will find them interesting as well as challenging.
Progress in science and technology is very rapid and impressive. So, we are constantly renewing and updating our exhibits. You will have access to newest scientific and technological advances.
History
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
| 15 Oct. 1974 | "Sister museum agreement concluded with the Franklin Institute Philadelphia USA" |
| 21 Feb. 1975 | Museum's 10th anniversaries celebrated |
| 27 Jun. 1978 | Mr. Yoshihiro Inayama (Chairman of Nippon Steel Corporation) elected third chairman |
| 30 Sep. 1982 | Museum's 15th anniversaries celebrated |
| 16 Mar. 1985 | "Managed the Japanese government pavilions (The History Pavilion and Children's Plaza) at Tukuba Expo 85 " |
| 29 Jan. 1988 | Mr. Eishiro Saito (Chairman of theJapan Federation of Economic Organizations) elected fourth chairman |
| 31 Mar. 1990 | "Museum's 25th anniversaries celebrated. Museum Annex expanded" |
| 21 Apr. 1996 | "Science Museum renewal; FOREST:recreation creation discovery" |
| 21 Jun. 2000 | Mr. Akito Arima (professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo) elected fifth chairman |
Facilities
The Science Museum, Tokyo was established in April 1964 for the purpose of broadly spreading scientific knowledge to the general public. The Museum is located near the Imperial Palace, surrounded by the beautiful green of Kitanomaru Park.
The outer structure of the Museum was designed in the image of scattered stars in space, so that seen from the sky it takes on the shape of the Chinese character for "the heavens".
Outline
Plot area 6,814 m2
Building area 5,106 m2
Extended building area 25,164 m2
Construction reinforced concrete and a steel frame
Scale two floors below ground and five floors above
(six in the administrative building)
Construction dates
¡ãfirst construction¡ä
March 2, 1964
¡ãadditional construction¡ä
Nov. 13, 1972; Sept. 7, 1978; Sept. 30, 1982; Oct. 3, 1983; Oct. 31, 1988
Architects
¡ãfirst construction¡ä
Kiyoo Matsushita, Takashi Hirayama
¡ãadditional construction¡ä
Nobuaki Akaike, Shoji Kurakata, Nobuya Suzuki
¡úNumber of stars on the outside wall 22,392
Number of visitors
