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Establishment Purpose

• The National Science and Technology Museum (NSTM) is one of the central cultural and educational facilities listed in the “County/City Cultural Center Construction Project” under the Twelve Construction Plans. Apart from being Taiwan’s first museum for applied science, the NSTM is the first national social education facility in southern Taiwan for the collection and research of sci-tech artefacts, organization of exhibitions relating to sci-tech topics, promotion of sci-tech education, and provision of leisure, cultural and creative, and lifelong learning for the public. The NSTM is located at No. 720, Jiouru 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City (formerly Park No. 6 of Kaohsiung City). It occupies a site area of 18.37 hectares, with a building area of 20,682.83m2, a floor area of 113,557.69m2 and a building height of 36.89m. Bisected by the Jiouru 1st Road, the NSTM is divided into the north and south complexes. In the North Complex, there are the administration center, permanent exhibition halls, special exhibition halls, 3D Theater, Open Storage, True Dreamland, Green Shop. In the South Complex, there are the Library of Popular Science, Popular Science Café, auditorium, lecture rooms, meeting rooms, collection storerooms, and LOHAS Energy Conservation House.

Department Introduction

The NSTM is a national social education facility established to promote social and sci-tech education. Its mission includes collection, research, design, exhibition, education, culture & creativity. It also introduces important sci-tech development and their influences on the human life.

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