Zaozhuang Science Museum is located in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. It is a comprehensive science popularization venue at the prefecture level in southern Shandong Province, with a total construction area of 9300 square meters and a permanent exhibition hall area of 4400 square meters. It is equipped with a 4D science popularization cinema and maker space. The venue is open for free reservation and is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday. It is closed for maintenance on Monday and Tuesday and radiates to the southern part of Shandong. It is an important science popularization and research base in southern Shandong.
The venue has exhibition halls for basic science, coal industry technology, life and health, disaster prevention and reduction, ancient science and technology in southern Shandong, children's science playground, and temporary exhibition halls. The Basic Science Exhibition Hall showcases interactive science exhibitions in mechanics, acoustics, optics, and electromagnetics; The Coal Industry Technology Exhibition Hall is a distinctive feature of our museum, based on the history of the coal industry in Zaozhuang, showcasing mining technology and energy science popularization content; The Life and Health Exhibition Hall carries out popularization of human body, medical and health science; The disaster prevention and mitigation exhibition hall sets up simulation training equipment for geological and meteorological disasters in the north; The exhibition hall of ancient science and technology in southern Shandong summarizes the achievements of local handicrafts and ancient engineering technology; Children's Science Playground sets up experience zones for different age groups; The temporary exhibition hall introduces provincial-level science popularization exhibitions. 4D cinema plays science and education films in a loop, and 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 tiered study courses, and undertakes a large number of student group study programs. Regularly carry out scientific experiment shows, science popularization lectures, and youth science and technology innovation competitions, and launch science and technology summer camps during winter and summer vacations. The science popularization caravan travels to rural schools in counties to carry out mobile science popularization and conduct business exchanges with science popularization institutions in surrounding cities.
The temperature difference between winter and summer in southern Shandong is large. 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. Zaozhuang Science Museum relies on local industrial and mining history and culture, combining industrial heritage with modern science popularization to help improve the scientific literacy of the entire population in southern Shandong.
Shanghai Inertia Automation Co., Ltd. participated in the production of some interactive exhibitions and customization of core components at this venue.