The Yangzhou Science Museum is located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is a benchmark city level science popularization venue in the central Jiangsu region, with a total construction area of 21000 square meters and a permanent exhibition hall area of 8800 square meters. It is equipped with science popularization cinemas, lecture halls, and maker spaces. Implementing a free reservation system for visits, the museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday and closed for maintenance on Monday and Tuesday, covering the central Jiangsu region. It is a local science popularization, cultural and tourism landmark in Yangzhou.
The venue is divided into six major sections: Basic Science Exhibition Hall, Earth Home Exhibition Hall, Life and Health Exhibition Hall, Information Technology Exhibition Hall, Children's Science Playground, and Ancient Yangzhou Science and Technology Special Exhibition Hall. The Basic Science Exhibition Hall displays a large number of classic interactive exhibition items related to sound, light, electricity, and magnetism; The Earth Home Exhibition Hall conducts science popularization around geology and meteorology; The Life and Health Exhibition Hall explains human physiology, hygiene and epidemic prevention knowledge; The Information Technology Department showcases the development of digital technology; Children's science playground is suitable for young children's exploration experience; The Ancient Yangzhou Science and Technology Exhibition Hall is a unique feature of the venue, which summarizes the traditional technological achievements of Yangzhou in water conservancy, handicrafts, smelting, and other fields under the background of the Grand Canal. Maker Space offers science and technology innovation practice courses for young people.
The venue fully integrates the culture of the Grand Canal to carry out science popularization activities, and the study courses cover the entire school range from kindergarten to high school, accepting a large number of study groups from inside and outside the province. Regularly carry out scientific experimental dramas, popular science public welfare classes, and science and technology innovation competitions, and hold multiple science and technology summer camps during winter and summer vacations. The science popularization caravan sinks to rural campuses to fill the gaps in grassroots science popularization resources, while also receiving colleagues from various science popularization venues for exchange and learning.
The humidity in the central Jiangsu region is relatively high, which has a certain impact on the mechanical and electrical exhibition components. A dedicated operation and maintenance team shall establish a full lifecycle ledger for exhibits, adhere to daily inspections and regular maintenance, timely replace damaged parts, and ensure stable operation of equipment. The Yangzhou Science Museum combines traditional canal culture with modern science popularization, promoting the improvement of scientific literacy among the people in the central Jiangsu region.
Shanghai Inertia Automation Co., Ltd. participated in the production of some interactive exhibitions and customization of core components at this venue.