Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre

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Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is Australia’s premier interactive science museum in Canberra, featuring hands-on exhibits and programs designed to engage the public with science and technology.

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instanceOf interactive science centre ⓘ
museum ⓘ
science museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
aimsAt engaging the public with science and technology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Questacon ⓘ
The National Science and Technology Centre ⓘ
buildingOpened 1988 ⓘ
constructionFunding Government of Japan ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
foundedAs hands-on science centre ⓘ
foundedBy Professor Mike Gore ⓘ
hasExhibitType interactive exhibits ⓘ
science demonstrations ⓘ
technology exhibits ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ
hasFeature hands-on experiments ⓘ
live science shows ⓘ
theatre-style presentations ⓘ
hasNotableGallery Excite@Q ⓘ
Mini Q ⓘ
The Shed ⓘ
Wonderworks ⓘ
hasNumberOfGalleries multiple themed galleries ⓘ
hasProgramType outreach programs ⓘ
public science programs ⓘ
school education programs ⓘ
hasType hands-on museum ⓘ
hasVisitorCount hundreds of thousands of visitors per year ⓘ
inception 1980 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra ⓘ
Canberra ⓘ
surface form: Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
locatedNear Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ
locatedOn King Edward Terrace ⓘ
mission to promote understanding and awareness of science and technology ⓘ
openedAtCurrentSite 1988 ⓘ
openingEvent Australian Bicentenary ⓘ
surface form: Australian Bicentenary celebrations
operatedBy Australian government ⓘ
surface form: Australian Government

Department of Industry, Science and Resources ⓘ
ownedBy Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
partOf Parliamentary Triangle ⓘ
significance Australia’s premier interactive science museum ⓘ
sponsoredBy Government of Japan ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
families ⓘ
school groups ⓘ
website https://www.questacon.edu.au/ ⓘ

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