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Established
  
1980 (1980)

Phone
  
+81 82-222-5346

Hiroshima Children's Museum

Location
  
5-83 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Japan

Website
  
www.pyonta.city.hiroshima.jp

Address
  
Japan, 〒730-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Naka Ward, Motomachi, 5番83号

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PM

Public transit access
  
Genbaku Dome-mae Station, Kenchō-mae Station, Hiroshima Bus Center

Similar
  
Hiroshima City Ebayama, Hiroshima City Transport, Hiroshima City Museum, Hiroshima City Museum, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Muse

The Hiroshima Children's Museum (広島市こども文化科学館 Hiroshima-shi Kodomo Bunka Kagakukan) is a science museum for children in Hiroshima, Japan.

Contents

History

The museum opened in the new building of the Hiroshima City Children's Library in 1980.

Exhibitions

  • Exploration hall — for the sense of science — with amusing items and apparatus
  • Dreamland of the sky — for the basic science — sparks of the lightning, resonances of the lights and sounds
  • Dr.Scitech's happy Laboratory — for the applied science
  • Science of the Astronomy
  • Theater "Apollo hall" — for the concerts, plays, musicals and other events

    • Planetarium

  • The planetarium is on the 4th floor, with a 20-metre (66 ft) diameter dome theater screen and 340 sheets
  • The main planetarium projector is Minolta-MS-20AT, and the all-sky monitor and video projectors
  • Programs (changed seasonally)
  • Star lights every Sunday
  • "Refretarium" (refresh with the planetarium with BGM), every Wednesday
  • Star lights short lives with piano playing or special guests, monthly every last Sunday
  • Concerts
  • Star Observations
  • Education programs for school students

    • Museum shop

  • Information and museum shop is on the 1st floor

    • Programs

  • Amateur radio club
  • Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation kids club Hiroshima
  • Super science museum
  • Internship for courage students
  • Youth science volunteer to help the events and programs

    • References

    Hiroshima Children's Museum Wikipedia
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