Macau Science Center

Macao Science Center
澳門科學館; Centro de Ciência de Macau; ;
Established	2009
Location	Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Sé, Macau
Coordinates	22°11′10″N 113°33′24″E / 22.18610°N 113.55677°E
Type	Science Centre
Accreditation	Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC)
Collection size	23,000-sq. meter
Visitors	42,066 (2021)
President	Kong Chi Meng (on behalf of the Macao Special Administrative Region)
Curator	Sio Hon Pan
Architect	Pei Partnership Architects
Website	MSC

The Macao Science Center also known as Macau Science Center (MSC; Chinese: 澳門科學館; Portuguese: Centro de Ciência de Macau) is a science center in Sé, Macau, China.

The main building has a distinctive, asymmetrical, conical shape with a spiral walkway and a large atrium inside. Galleries lead off the walkway, mainly consisting of interactive exhibits aimed at science education.

There is also a planetarium with 3D projection facilities and Omnimax films.

The building is in a prominent position by the sea and is now a landmark of Macau.^[1] It is visible when arriving on the ferry from Hong Kong.

History

The project to build the science center was conceived in 2001 and completed in 2009.^[2] The building was designed by Pei Partnership Architects in association with I. M. Pei and construction started in 2006. The structural engineer was Leslie E. Robertson Associates. The center was opened in December 2009 by Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Hu Jintao.^[1]

The center caught on fire on 20 November 2015, due to welding occurring on the top level of the building.^[3]

Gallery

Night view
Far view with the Friendship bridge in the background
Detail view of the main building

References

^ ^a ^b "President Hu Inaugurates Macao Science Center". People's Daily. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "Development & Construction". Macao Science Center. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011.
^ Marques, Renato (23 November 2015). "Fire Forces Partial Closure of Macau Science Center". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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[peopledaily-1] "President Hu Inaugurates Macao Science Center". People's Daily. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[2] "Development & Construction". Macao Science Center. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011.

[3] Marques, Renato (23 November 2015). "Fire Forces Partial Closure of Macau Science Center". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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Projects	List of projects 131 Ponce de Leon Avenue (1949) Roosevelt Field Mall (1951) William L. Slayton House (1960) Erieview Plan (1960) Town Center East (1960-61) Government Center Master Plan (1961) University Apartments (1961) Cathedral Square of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (1962) Hale Manoa Dormitory (1962) Waterfront Tower (1960s) Kips Bay Plaza (1963) Luce Memorial Chapel (1963) Society Hill Towers (1964) MIT Green Building (1964) S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications (1964) Washington Plaza (1964) The Century Towers (1965) University Village (1966) Mesa Laboratory (1967) Des Moines Art Center sculpture wing (1968) Everson Museum of Art (1968) Cleo Rogers Memorial Library (1969) Columbia University Master Plan (1970) Sundrome (1970) Grave of Robert F. Kennedy (1971) I. M. Pei Building (1971) Paul Mellon Arts Center (1972) Commerce Court West (1973) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (1973) Lamar Building penthouse (1976) Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Centre (1976) Dallas City Hall (1977) National Gallery of Art East Building (1978) John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (1979) One Dallas Center (1979) Biltmore Building (1980) Museum of Fine Arts West Wing (1981) Eskenazi Museum of Art (1982) Sunning Plaza (1982) Texas Commerce Tower (1982) 16th Street Mall, Denver (1982) Energy Plaza (1983) IBM Somers Office Complex (1984) Wiesner Building (1984) Raffles City (1986) Swissôtel The Stamford (1986) Miami Tower (1987) Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) (1989) Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (1989) The Gateway (1990) The Kirklin Clinic (1992) Four Seasons Hotel New York (1993) Louvre Pyramid (1993) Louvre Inverted Pyramid (1993) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995) Buck Institute for Research on Aging (1996) Miho Museum (1997) Oare Pavilion (2003) Deutsches Historisches Museum Zeughaus Wing (2003) MUDAM-Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (2006) Suzhou Museum New Wings (2006) Embassy of China in Washington, D.C. (2006) Museum of Islamic Art (2008) Macau Science Center (2009)
Other	Pei Plan (1964)
Related	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners PEI Architects Yann Weymouth

澳門科學館 Centro de Ciência de Macau


Established	2009
Location	Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Sé, Macau
Coordinates	22°11′10″N 113°33′24″E / 22.18610°N 113.55677°E / 22.18610; 113.55677
Type	Science Centre
Accreditation	Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC)
Collection size	23,000-sq. meter
Visitors	42,066 (2021)
President	Kong Chi Meng (on behalf of the Macao Special Administrative Region)
Curator	Sio Hon Pan
Architect	Pei Partnership Architects
Website	MSC

History

Gallery

See also

References

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