The Xuchang Science Museum is located in Xuchang City, Henan Province. It is a comprehensive science popularization venue at the prefecture level in central Henan Province. It officially opened to the public in 2021, with a total construction area of 8200 square meters and a permanent exhibition hall area of 4100 square meters. It is equipped with a 4D cinema and maker space. Upgrade the smart innovation exhibition area by 2023; Iterative upgrade of the children's science playground electromechanical exhibitions control system in 2025. The venue offers free online reservation for visits, is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday, and is closed for maintenance on Monday and Tuesday. It radiates to the central Henan region and is an important science popularization and research base in central Henan.
The venue is equipped with seven permanent exhibition areas: Basic Science Exhibition Hall, Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Life and Health Exhibition Hall, Intelligent Manufacturing Exhibition Hall, Cao Wei Science and Culture Exhibition Hall, Children's Science Playground, and Temporary Exhibition Hall. Basic Science Exhibition Hall showcases interactive science exhibitions on sound, light, electricity, and magnetism; The space exhibition hall is equipped with space models and simulation experience equipment; The Life and Health Exhibition Hall carries out popularization of human body, medical and health science; The Intelligent Manufacturing Exhibition Hall is based on the local equipment industry in Xuchang and showcases modern manufacturing technology; The Cao Wei Science and Technology Culture Exhibition Hall is a distinctive feature of this museum, which summarizes the historical achievements of ancient handicrafts and mechanical technology in the Central Plains; Children's Science Playground sets up experience zones for different age groups; The temporary exhibition hall introduces provincial-level science popularization exhibitions and dynamically updates the exhibitions. The 4D science popularization cinema plays science and education films in a loop, and the maker space carries out practical teaching of science and technology innovation for young people.
The venue links local primary and secondary school, university resources, develops hierarchical research and practical courses, and undertakes a large number of student group research and learning activities. The museum regularly conducts scientific experiment shows, science popularization lectures, and youth science and technology innovation competitions, 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 Henan 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. Xuchang Science Museum is based on the history and culture of the Central Plains, combining local history with modern science popularization to promote the improvement of scientific literacy among the people in the central Henan region.
Shanghai Inertia Automation Co., Ltd. participated in the production of some interactive exhibitions and customization of core components at this venue.