Hiroshima Children's Museum

Hiroshima Children's Museum
広島市こども文化科学館
Hiroshima-shi Kodomo Bunka Kagakukan
Established 1980 (1980)
Location 5-83 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Japan
Coordinates 34°23′55″N 132°27′13″E / 34.398667°N 132.453639°E / 34.398667; 132.453639Coordinates: 34°23′55″N 132°27′13″E / 34.398667°N 132.453639°E / 34.398667; 132.453639
Public transit access
Website www.pyonta.city.hiroshima.jp

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.

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


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