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Taipei Astronomical Museum

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Type
  
Museum

Opening
  
7 November 1996

Phone
  
+886 2 2831 4551

Construction started
  
1993

Location
  
Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan

Opened
  
7 November 1996

Function
  
Museum

Taipei Astronomical Museum

Address
  
No. 363, Jihe Road, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–8PMSaturday9AM–8PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
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Cosmic adventure at taipei astronomical museum


The Taipei Astronomical Museum (Chinese: 臺北市立天文科學教育館; pinyin: Táiběishìlì Tiānwén Kēxué Jiàoyùguǎn) is a museum in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Contents

The museum took over the responsibilities of the Taipei City Observatory. The dome at the museum consists of geometrically identical pieces.

Taipei astronomical museum pod exhibit


History

The museum was opened on 7 November 1996.

Exhibitions

The museum includes the following exhibition areas:

  • Ancient Astronomy
  • Celestial Sphere and Constellation Exhibit
  • Cosmology
  • Space Technology
  • Stars Area
  • Telescope and Observatory Area
  • The Earth
  • The Galaxies
  • The Solar System
  • The museum also has an IMAX Dome.

    Transportation

    The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Shilin Station of the Taipei Metro.

    References

    Taipei Astronomical Museum Wikipedia