國立臺灣科學教育館 | |
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Established | 1956 (Zhongzheng District) 2003 (Shilin District) [1] |
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Location | No. 189 Shihshang Road, Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 25°03′17″N 121°18′36″E / 25.0546°N 121.3100°E |
Type | Science Centre |
Accreditation | Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC) |
Director | Liu, Huoo-Chin |
Owner | Ministry of Education |
Website | National Taiwan Science Education Center |
The National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC; traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣科學教育館; simplified Chinese: 国立台湾科学教育馆; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Kēxué Jiàoyùguǎn) is an educational center in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. The mission of the center is to promote the teaching of applied science throughout Taiwan. [2]
NTSEC was established in 1956 in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. In 2003, it moved to its current location in Shilin District to its current place today.
The NTSEC building is a 11-story building consists of theaters, laboratories, lobby, restaurant, life science exhibition area, materials science exhibition area, mathematics and earth science exhibition area, temporary exhibitions galleries, library and administration area. [3]
The center displays permanent exhibitions on life science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and earth sciences. [1] [4] On an attraction called the Sky Bike, visitors can cycle the length of the building on a wire 20 meters in the air. [5] [6]
The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Shilin Station of the Taipei Metro. [7]