The Tai'an Science Museum is located in Tai'an City, Shandong Province. It is a comprehensive science popularization venue at the prefecture level in the central Shandong region. It will officially open to the public in 2022, with a total construction area of 7800 square meters and a permanent exhibition hall area of 3500 square meters. Complete the partial upgrade of science popularization exhibition items in 2024, focusing on optimizing the youth innovation section and children's playground, and upgrading multiple sets of old electromechanical exhibition control systems. The venue is open for free reservation and accepts visitors from Wednesday to Sunday. It is closed for maintenance on Monday and Tuesday and radiates to various districts and counties under the jurisdiction of Tai'an. It is an important science popularization and research base for young people in the central Shandong region.
The venue has seven exhibition areas, namely, the Basic Science Exhibition Hall, the Space Exhibition Hall, the Life and Health Exhibition Hall, the Ecological Environment Exhibition Hall, the Children's Science Playground, the Mount Taishan Science and Technology Culture Special Exhibition Hall, and the Temporary Exhibition Hall. The Basic Science Exhibition Hall displays a large number of interactive exhibitions on sound, light, electricity, and magnetism, suitable for primary and secondary school students to carry out scientific practice experiences; The space exhibition hall is equipped with spacecraft models and interactive simulation equipment to popularize knowledge of space and astronomy; The Life and Health Exhibition Hall conducts science popularization education around human body science and medical health; The ecological environment exhibition hall explains the knowledge of natural protection and green low-carbon in combination with Mount Taishan's ecological resources; The children's science playground is designed for young children, and all exhibit items are equipped with safety rounded corner protection; The special exhibition hall of Mount Taishan science and technology culture is the characteristic exhibition area of the venue. It digs the traditional scientific and technological wisdom of Mount Taishan related ancient buildings, astronomy, farming, etc., and integrates local culture to carry out science popularization; The temporary exhibition hall introduces various national science popularization exhibitions to achieve dynamic updates of exhibition hall content.
Tai'an Science Museum actively collaborates with local primary and secondary schools, as well as universities, to develop hierarchical research and practical courses, and undertakes a large number of student group research activities. The museum regularly conducts scientific experiment shows, science popularization lectures, and technology carnivals, and launches science and technology innovation summer camps during winter and summer vacations. The science popularization caravan travels to counties and rural schools to carry out mobile science popularization, filling the gap in grassroots science popularization resources, and at the same time conducting business exchange and training for science popularization institutions in surrounding counties.
The temperature difference between winter and summer in the central Shandong region is significant. The operation and maintenance team has established a complete equipment ledger, completed daily troubleshooting of exhibitions, and regularly repaired and replaced damaged parts such as motors, sensors, and controllers to ensure the stable operation of electromechanical exhibitions. Based on Mount Taishan's regional characteristics, Tai'an science museum integrates local culture into science popularization and promotes the scientific quality of the whole people in central Shandong.
Shanghai Inertia Automation Co., Ltd. participated in the production of some interactive exhibitions and customization of core components at this venue.