Science City Kolkata

Science City Kolkata
সায়েন্স সিটি কলকাতা

Science City Kolkata
Motto Science popularisation
Formation 1 July 1997
Type Science Centre
Legal status Government
Purpose Educational
Headquarters Kolkata
Location
Region served
Kolkata
Director
 Arijit Dutta Chowdhury
Parent organisation
 National Council of Science Museums
Staff
72[1]
Website sciencecitykolkata.org.in
Remarks Visitors: 1,522,726 [As on 31 March 2011][2] Floor space: 32064 M²[3]

Science City, Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent[4] under National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J B S Haldane avenue, Kolkata. It is considered by some people as the most distinguished landmark in post-independence Kolkata.[5] Saroj Ghose, the first director general of NCSM, who is credited with having conceptualised this centre in 1997.[6] This centre was inaugurated by two parts: the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ was unveiled on 21 December 1996 by Paul Jozef Crutzen in presence of the then chief minister Jyoti Basu and the whole centre was opened by the then prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral on 1 July 1997. On 10 January 2010, prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the second phase of Science City in presence of the then chief minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.[7]

Galleries

Dynamotion Hall

Hands-on and interactive exhibits on various topics of science encouraging visitors to experience with props and enjoy the underlying scientific principles.

The Science On a Sphere show at Dynamotion Hall.

Earth Exploration Hall

Inaugurated on 6 December 2008 by Ambika Soni, the then Union Minister for Culture, India. A permanent exhibition on earth is housed in a two storied hemispherical building that displays the details of the southern hemisphere in the ground floor and northern hemisphere in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as physical geography, lands and people, flora and fauna and other dynamic natural phenomenon on earth have been highlighted around the central globe with the modern display technologies such as attractive visuals, interactive multimedia, video walls, panoramic videos, tilting tables, computer kiosks and 3-D effects theatre wearing a special Polaroid spectacle.

Former Directors
  • Tapan Kumar Ganguly
  • G S Rautella
A full grown butterfly with eggs in controlled environment at Science City, Kolkata.

Space Odyssey

Comprising Space Theatre equipped with Helios Star Ball planetarium supported by 150 special effect projectors and Astrovision 10/70 Large format Film Projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on sciences. Now the Astrovision film Adventures in Wild California [8] of 40 minutes duration has been screening from June, 2013.

Maritime Centre

Depicts maritime history of India, artifacts, dioramas and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems. There is an unmanned quiz corner also.

Science Park

The Science Park. Dec. 2015

In a tropical country like India, the outdoor is sunny and more inviting than the indoors for most part of the year. In a Science Park, people come closer to plants, animals and other objects in their natural surroundings and also learn about the basic principles of science in an open air learning environment. The park interactive exhibits are engineered so as to tolerate all the weather. Science Park has become the integral part in all the centres of NCSM. It comprises Caterpillar Ride, Gravity Coaster, Musical Fountain, Road Train, Cable Cars, Monorail Cycle, butterfly nursery and several exhibits on physical and life sciences and a maze set up in a lush green ambience. there are many people came in different states

Science Exploration Hall

Science Exploration Hall

The 5400 square metres new building is opened in 2016 with the latest infrastructure and provides an enquiry based learning to the visitors. It has four sections:

Other facilities

Convention Centre Complex

Convention Centre Complex. 360 degree view.


See also

References

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  1. ↑ Activity report 2010-11. p-80 National Council of Science Museums publication.
  2. ↑ Activity report 2010-11. p - 80 National Council of Science Museums publication.
  3. ↑ National Council of Science Museums. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. <http://www.ncsm.org.in/units1.aspx>.
  4. ↑ Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. <http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/>.
  5. ↑ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2>.
  6. ↑ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2>.
  7. ↑ "A Cultured Do-it-now Nudge - PM Stresses Prompt Action in Bid to Preserve and Promote the Arts." [Calcutta] 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100117/jsp/calcutta/story_11994017.jsp>.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Science City." http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html. <http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html>.

Coordinates: 22°32′26″N 88°23′45″E / 22.54056°N 88.39583°E / 22.54056; 88.39583

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