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Science City, Kolkata
	Science City, Kolkata
Location	Kolkata, India
Owner	Government of India
Operator	National Council of Science Museums
Type	Science Centre
Genre(s)	Educational
Acreage	49.6 Acres
Opened	1 July 1997
Website
	www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in

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Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums.^[1] It is managed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) of the Ministry of Culture of the government of India. It is located at the crossing of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue (Parama Island) in East Topsia. Saroj Ghose, the first director general of NCSM, is credited with having conceptualised this centre in 1997.^[2]

This centre was inaugurated in two parts: the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ was unveiled on 21 December 1996 by Paul Jozef Crutzen in presence of the then-chief-minister Jyoti Basu and the whole centre was opened by the then-prime-minister Inder Kumar Gujral on 1 July 1997. On 10 January 2010, the then-prime-minister of India, Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone for the second phase of Science City in presence of the then-chief-minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.^[3]

Galleries

Dynamotion Hall

Hands-on and interactive exhibits on various topics of science encouraging visitors to experience with props and enjoy the underlying scientific principles.

Illusions. A permanent exhibition on illusions, with interactive exhibits, explores how motion and placement affect visual perception.
Powers of Ten. 43 exhibits unfold from the smallest to the biggest scales of the known universe through zooming in or out by powers of ten.
Fresh Water Aquarium. A variety of fresh water fishes in 26 tanks explores the biodiversity of fish species.
Live Butterfly Enclave. A colony of live butterflies hatched on site and a screening of a film Rang Bahari Prajapati on the life cycle of the butterfly.
Science On a Sphere. A spherical projection system created by NOAA providing shows of 30 minutes duration for around 70 people at a time.

Earth Exploration Hall

Inaugurated on 6 December 2008 by Ambika Soni, the then Union Minister for Culture, India. A permanent exhibition on Earth is housed in a two storied hemispherical building that displays the details of the southern hemisphere in the ground floor and northern hemisphere in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as physical geography, lands and people, flora and fauna, and other dynamic natural phenomenon on earth are highlighted around the central globe with the modern display technologies, attractive visuals, interactive multimedia, video walls, panoramic videos, tilting tables, computer kiosks, and 3-D effects theatre.^[4]

Former Directors
T K Ganguly G S Rautela A D Choudhury S Chaudhuri

Space Odyssey

A Space Theatre equipped with a Helios Star Ball planetarium supported by 150 special effect projectors and an Astrovision 10/70 large format film projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on space sciences.

3-D Vision Theater. A show based on stereo back projection system where visitors experience 3D via Polaroid spectacles.
Mirror Magic. 35 exhibits exploring the reflection of light.
Time Machine. A 30-seater motion simulator provides virtual experiences of space flight or journeys into unknown worlds sitting in a capsule maneuvered by a hydraulic motion control system.

Maritime Centre

Depicts the maritime history of India, including artifacts, dioramas, and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems.

Science Park

The Science Park. Dec. 2015

In a tropical country like India, the outdoors is sunny and more inviting than the indoors for most of the year. In a Science Park, people come closer to plants, animals, and other objects in their natural surroundings and also learn about basic principles of science in an open air learning environment. The park's interactive exhibits are engineered so as to tolerate all weather. The Science Park has become an integral part in all the centres of the National Council of Science Museums. It comprises a Caterpillar Ride, Gravity Coaster, Musical Fountain, Road Train, Cable Cars, Monorail Cycle, butterfly nursery, and several exhibits on physical and life sciences, as well as a maze.

Science Park view
Science Park Kolkata
Rabindranath Tagore art in Science Park

Science Exploration Hall

A 5400 square metres new building was opened in 2016. It provides enquiry based learning to visitors in four sections:

Emerging Technologies, a gallery
Evolution of Life, a dark ride
Panorama on Human Evolution (360 degree projection), depicts the evolution of life over the ages on the world's then-largest Panoramic Display.
Science and Technology Heritage of India, a gallery

Emerging Technologies
Dark Ride
Panorama on Human Evolution
Science and Technology Heritage of India

Other facilities

Convention Centre Complex

Grand Theater: 2232 seating capacity main auditorium with a stage for 100 performers at a time, the largest auditorium in eastern India.
Mini Auditorium: 392 seating capacity, with stage for 30 performers at a time, ideal for smaller conferences and shows.
Seminar Building: Comprising eleven halls, four with seating capacity of 100 persons each, two with seating capacity of 40 persons each, two with seating capacity of 30 persons each, two with seating capacity of 15 persons, and a meeting room for 12 persons, a venue for conferences, seminars, meetings, and workshops.

References

^ Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010.
^ "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011.
^ "A Cultured Do-it-now Nudge - PM Stresses Prompt Action in Bid to Preserve and Promote the Arts." [Calcutta] 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 29 July 2011.
^ Visharup, Ganguly (27 August 2019). "An Insider's Guide to Kolkata's tourism - The Science City". Meramaal Wiki. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links

Official website

22°32′26″N 88°23′45″E / 22.54056°N 88.39583°E / 22.54056; 88.39583

[1] Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010.

[2] "EPaper Lite." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011.

[3] "A Cultured Do-it-now Nudge - PM Stresses Prompt Action in Bid to Preserve and Promote the Arts." [Calcutta] 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 29 July 2011.

[4] Visharup, Ganguly (27 August 2019). "An Insider's Guide to Kolkata's tourism - The Science City". Meramaal Wiki. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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-'''Science City, Kolkata''' is a [[science centre]] and [[science park]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. It is the largest science centre in [[Asia]] containing a [[science museum]], [[science park]] and auditoriums.<ref>[http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in Welcome to Science City]. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010.</ref> It is managed by [[National Council of Science Museums]] (NCSM), [[Ministry of Culture]], Government of [[India]]. It is located at the crossing of [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]] and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue (Parama Island) in [[Topsia|East Topsia]]. [[Saroj Ghose]], the first director general of NCSM, is credited with having conceptualised this centre in 1997.<ref>"[http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2 EPaper Lite]." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011.</ref>
+'''Science City, Kolkata''' is a [[science centre]] and [[science park]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. It is the largest science centre in the [[Indian subcontinent]], containing a [[science museum]], [[science park]], and auditoriums.<ref>[http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in Welcome to Science City]. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010.</ref> It is managed by the [[National Council of Science Museums]] (NCSM) of the [[Ministry of Culture]] of the government of [[India]]. It is located at the crossing of the [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]] and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue (Parama Island) in [[Topsia|East Topsia]]. [[Saroj Ghose]], the first director general of NCSM, is credited with having conceptualised this centre in 1997.<ref>"[http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2 EPaper Lite]." Times of India Publications. Web. 29 July 2011.</ref>
-This centre was inaugurated by two parts: the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ was unveiled on 21 December 1996 by [[Paul J. Crutzen|Paul Jozef Crutzen]] in presence of the then chief minister [[Jyoti Basu]] and the whole centre was opened by the then prime minister [[I. K. Gujral|Inder Kumar Gujral]] on 1 July 1997. On 10 January 2010, prime minister of India, [[Manmohan Singh]] laid the foundation stone for the second phase of Science City in presence of the then chief minister of West Bengal, [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100121161231/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100117/jsp/calcutta/story_11994017.jsp A Cultured Do-it-now Nudge - PM Stresses Prompt Action in Bid to Preserve and Promote the Arts.]" [Calcutta] 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 29 July 2011.</ref>
+This centre was inaugurated in two parts: the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ was unveiled on 21 December 1996 by [[Paul J. Crutzen|Paul Jozef Crutzen]] in presence of the then-chief-minister [[Jyoti Basu]] and the whole centre was opened by the then-prime-minister [[I. K. Gujral|Inder Kumar Gujral]] on 1 July 1997. On 10 January 2010, the then-prime-minister of India, [[Manmohan Singh]], laid the foundation stone for the second phase of Science City in presence of the then-chief-minister of West Bengal, [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100121161231/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100117/jsp/calcutta/story_11994017.jsp A Cultured Do-it-now Nudge - PM Stresses Prompt Action in Bid to Preserve and Promote the Arts.]" [Calcutta] 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 29 July 2011.</ref>
 ==Galleries==
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 Hands-on and interactive exhibits on various topics of science encouraging visitors to experience with props and enjoy the underlying scientific principles.
-* '''Illusions'''. A permanent exhibition on the world of illusions with interactive exhibits, explores how motion and placement make a different in the visual perception.
+* '''Illusions'''. A permanent exhibition on illusions, with interactive exhibits, explores how motion and placement affect visual perception.
-* '''[[Powers of Ten (film)|Powers of Ten]]'''. 43 exhibits unfold the smallest or the biggest of the universe through zooming in or out in the order of ten.
+* '''[[Powers of Ten (film)|Powers of Ten]]'''. 43 exhibits unfold from the smallest to the biggest scales of the known universe through zooming in or out by powers of ten.
-* '''Fresh Water Aquarium'''. Variety of fresh water fishes in 26 tanks; provide the bio-diversity of the fish species.
+* '''Fresh Water Aquarium'''. A variety of fresh water fishes in 26 tanks explores the biodiversity of fish species.
-* '''Live Butterfly Enclave'''. A colony of live butterflies hatched here and screening of a film ''Rang Bahari Prajapati'' on life cycle of butterfly.
+* '''Live Butterfly Enclave'''. A colony of live butterflies hatched on site and a screening of a film ''Rang Bahari Prajapati'' on the life cycle of the butterfly.
-* '''[[Science On a Sphere]]'''. The spherical projection system created by [[NOAA]]. Each show of 30 minutes duration for around 70 people at a time.
+* '''[[Science On a Sphere]]'''. A spherical projection system created by [[NOAA]] providing shows of 30 minutes duration for around 70 people at a time.
 [[File:Science on Sphere - Dynamotion Hall - Science City - Kolkata 2016-06-20 4822.JPG|thumb|The Science On a Sphere show at Dynamotion Hall]]
 == Earth Exploration Hall ==
-Inaugurated on 6 December 2008 by [[Ambika Soni]], the then Union Minister for Culture, India. A permanent exhibition on earth is housed in a two storied hemispherical building that displays the details of the southern hemisphere in the ground floor and northern hemisphere in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as physical geography, lands and people, flora and fauna and other dynamic natural phenomenon on earth have been highlighted around the central globe with the modern display technologies such as attractive visuals, interactive multimedia, video walls, panoramic videos, tilting tables, computer kiosks and 3-D effects theatre wearing a special Polaroid spectacle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Visharup |first1=Ganguly |title=An Insider’s Guide to Kolkata's tourism - The Science City |url=https://www.wiki.meramaal.com/2019/08/27/an-insiders-guide-to-kolkatas-tourism/ |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=Meramaal Wiki |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>
+Inaugurated on 6 December 2008 by [[Ambika Soni]], the then Union Minister for Culture, India. A permanent exhibition on Earth is housed in a two storied hemispherical building that displays the details of the southern hemisphere in the ground floor and northern hemisphere in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as physical geography, lands and people, flora and fauna, and other dynamic natural phenomenon on earth are highlighted around the central globe with the modern display technologies, attractive visuals, interactive multimedia, video walls, panoramic videos, tilting tables, computer kiosks, and 3-D effects theatre.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Visharup |first1=Ganguly |title=An Insider’s Guide to Kolkata's tourism - The Science City |url=https://www.wiki.meramaal.com/2019/08/27/an-insiders-guide-to-kolkatas-tourism/ |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=Meramaal Wiki |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>
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 == Space Odyssey ==
-Comprising Space Theatre equipped with Helios Star Ball planetarium supported by 150 special effect projectors and Astrovision 10/70 Large format Film Projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on sciences. Now the [[70 mm film|Astrovision]] film ''[[Adventures in Wild California]]'' <ref>"[http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html Welcome to Science City.]" http://www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in/space-theatre.html.</ref> of 40 minutes duration has been screening from June, 2013.
+A Space Theatre equipped with a Helios Star Ball planetarium supported by 150 special effect projectors and an Astrovision 10/70 large format film projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on space sciences.
-* '''3-D Vision Theater'''. A show based on stereo back projection system where visitors experience 3D effect by Polaroid spectacles.
+* '''3-D Vision Theater'''. A show based on stereo back projection system where visitors experience 3D via Polaroid spectacles.
-* '''Mirror Magic'''. There are 35 exhibits based on reflection of light.
+* '''Mirror Magic'''. 35 exhibits exploring the reflection of light.
-* '''Time Machine'''. 30-seater motion simulator provides virtual experience of space flight or journey into unknown world sitting in a casual maneuvered by hydraulic motion control system.
+* '''Time Machine'''. A 30-seater motion simulator provides virtual experiences of space flight or journeys into unknown worlds sitting in a capsule maneuvered by a hydraulic motion control system.
 '''<big>Maritime Centre</big>'''
-Depicts maritime history of India, artifacts, dioramas and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems. There is an unmanned quiz corner also.
+Depicts the maritime history of India, including artifacts, dioramas, and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems.
 ==Science Park==
 {{wide image|Science Park - Science City - Kolkata 2015-12-31 8366-8373.tif|800px|The Science Park. <small>Dec. 2015</small>}}
-In a tropical country like India, the outdoor is sunny and more inviting than the indoors for most part of the year. In a Science Park, people come closer to plants, animals and other objects in their natural surroundings and also learn about the basic principles of science in an open air learning environment. The park interactive exhibits are engineered so as to tolerate all the weather. Science Park has become the integral part in all the centres of NCSM. It comprises Caterpillar Ride, Gravity Coaster, Musical Fountain, Road Train, Cable Cars, Monorail Cycle, butterfly nursery and several exhibits on physical and life sciences and a maze set up in a lush green ambience.
+In a tropical country like India, the outdoors is sunny and more inviting than the indoors for most of the year. In a Science Park, people come closer to plants, animals, and other objects in their natural surroundings and also learn about basic principles of science in an open air learning environment. The park's interactive exhibits are engineered so as to tolerate all weather. The Science Park has become an integral part in all the centres of the [[National Council of Science Museums]]. It comprises a Caterpillar Ride, Gravity Coaster, Musical Fountain, Road Train, Cable Cars, Monorail Cycle, butterfly nursery, and several exhibits on physical and life sciences, as well as a maze.
-there are many people came in different states
 <gallery>
 Image:Science city.jpg| Science Park view
-Image:Science park2.jpg| Science park kolkata
+Image:Science park2.jpg| Science Park Kolkata
 Image:Ravinder nath thakur.jpg |Rabindranath Tagore art in Science Park
 </gallery>
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 ==Science Exploration Hall==
 [[File:Science Exploration Hall under Construction - Science City - Kolkata 2015-03-19 3688.JPG|thumb|Science Exploration Hall]]
-The 5400 square metres new building was opened in 2016.It is provided with the latest infrastructure and provides an enquiry based learning to the visitors. It has four sections:-
+A 5400 square metres new building was opened in 2016. It provides enquiry based learning to visitors in four sections:
-* '''Emerging Technologies''' gallery
+* '''Emerging Technologies''', a gallery
-* '''Evolution of Life''' a dark ride
+* '''Evolution of Life''', a dark ride
-* '''[[List of largest video screens|Panorama on Human Evolution]]''' (360 degree projection). Depicts the evolution of life over the ages, on the world's largest Panoramic Display.
+* '''[[List of largest video screens|Panorama on Human Evolution]]''' (360 degree projection), depicts the evolution of life over the ages on the world's then-largest Panoramic Display.
-* '''Science and Technology Heritage of India''' gallery
+* '''Science and Technology Heritage of India''', a gallery
 <gallery>
 Image:Emerging Technologies Gallery - Science Exploration Hall - Science City - Kolkata 2016-02-22 0482.JPG| Emerging Technologies
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 '''Convention Centre Complex'''
 [[File:Convention Centre Complex - 360 Degree Equirectangular View - Science City - Kolkata 2015-07-17 9241-9247.tif|thumb|400 px|Convention Centre Complex. 360 degree view.]]
-* Grand Theater: 2232 [[seating capacity]] main auditorium with stage for 100 performers at a time is the largest auditorium in eastern India.
+* Grand Theater: 2232 seating capacity main auditorium with a stage for 100 performers at a time, the largest auditorium in eastern India.
-* Mini Auditorium: 392 seating capacity, with stage for 30 performers at a time is ideal for smaller conferences and shows.
+* Mini Auditorium: 392 seating capacity, with stage for 30 performers at a time, ideal for smaller conferences and shows.
-* Seminar Building: Comprising eleven halls, four with seating capacity of 100 persons, two with seating capacity of 40 persons each, two with seating capacity of 30 persons each, two with seating capacity of 15 persons and a meeting room for 12 persons, is ideal venue for conference, seminars, meeting and workshops.
+* Seminar Building: Comprising eleven halls, four with seating capacity of 100 persons each, two with seating capacity of 40 persons each, two with seating capacity of 30 persons each, two with seating capacity of 15 persons, and a meeting room for 12 persons, a venue for conferences, seminars, meetings, and workshops.
 ==See also==