National Science Museum, South Korea
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The National Science Museum is a national science museum in Daejeon, South Korea.
History
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It first opened in Seoul in 1926 and became a national museum in 1949. It moved to its current location in 1990{{cite web |url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/SearchNavi?keyword=%EA%B5%AD%EB%A6%BD%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EA%B3%BC%ED%95%99%EA%B4%80&ridx=0&tot=2 |script-title=ko:국립중앙과학관 (國立中央科學館)|accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=Empas/EncyKorea |language=Korean}}{{cite web |url=http://www.science.go.kr/english/sub/brief_history.jsp |title=Brief History |publisher=National Science Museum |accessdate=25 March 2018}} which is across the street from Expo Park which housed the Daejeon Expo in 1993. It received 1,795,076 visitors in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.science.go.kr/link.bs?cd=00024&sub_redirect=35 |script-title=ko:관람객 현황 |language=ko |publisher=National Science Museum |accessdate=25 March 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.science.go.kr:8080/index_eng.html Official Site of the National Science Museum of South Korea (English)]
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Category:National museums of South Korea
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