Science City Kolkata
Science City Kolkata
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| Motto | Science popularisation |
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| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| Type | Science Centre |
| Legal status | Government |
| Purpose | Educational |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
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Region served
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Kolkata |
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Director
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Arijit Dutta Chowdhury |
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Parent organisation
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National Council of Science Museums |
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Staff
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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]
Contents
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.
- Illusions. A permanent exhibition on the world of illusions with interactive exhibits, explores how motion and placement make a different in the visual perception.
- Powers of Ten. 43 exhibits unfold the smallest or the biggest of the universe through zooming in or out in the order of ten.
- Fresh Water Aquarium. Variety of fresh water fishes in 26 tanks; provide the bio-diversity of the fish species.
- Live Butterfly Enclave. A colony of live butterflies hatched here and screening of a film Rang Bahari Prajapati on life cycle of butterfly.
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.
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Evolution Park
A theme tour of 1300 square meter covering 7 large walk through dioramas with 71 robotic pre-historic animals, 26 dinosaurs and 140 early plant model set to their periods. It portrays the story of evolution of animal life, specially the extinct species.
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.
- 3-D Vision Theater. A show based on stereo back projection system where visitors experience 3D effect by Polaroid spectacles.
- Mirror Magic. There are 35 exhibits based on reflection of light.
- Time Machine. 30-seater motion simulator provides virtual experience of space flight or journey into unknown world sitting in a casual maneuvered by hydraulic motion control system.
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
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
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Science Park view
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Science park kolkata
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Rabindranath Tagore art in Science Park
Other facilities
Convention Centre Complex
- Grand Theater: 2232 seating capacity main auditorium with stage for 100 performers at a time is the largest auditorium in eastern India.
- Mini Auditorium: 392 seating capacity, with stage for 30 performers at a time is ideal for smaller conferences and shows.
- Seminar Building: Comprising eleven halls, four with seating capacity of 100 persons, two with seating capacity of 40 persons each, two with seating capacity of 30 persons each, two with seating capacity of 15 persons and a meeting room for 12 persons, is ideal venue for conference, seminars, meeting and workshops.
Science Exploration Hall
Another huge building with 5,400 sq.m of floor space is coming up which will accommodate three galleries including 'Evolution of Life on Earth'.[9]
See also
- Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab, India
- Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Science City at Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Science Centre, Surat
- Science City Chennai
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- ↑ Activity report 2010-11. p-80 National Council of Science Museums publication.
- ↑ Activity report 2010-11. p - 80 National Council of Science Museums publication.
- ↑ National Council of Science Museums. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. <http://www.ncsm.org.in/units1.aspx>.
- ↑ Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. <http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/>.
- ↑ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2>.
- ↑ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2>.
- ↑ "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>.
- ↑ "Welcome to Science City." http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html. <http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html>.
- ↑ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011. <http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2>.
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