Miraikan
 | |
 | |
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°37′08″N 139°46′37″E / 35.619010°N 139.777010°E |
| Type | Science Centre |
| Accreditation | Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC) |
| Website | Miraikan |
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (日本科学未来館, Nippon Kagaku Mirai-kan), simply known as the Miraikan (未来館, literally "Future Museum"), is a museum created by Japan's Science and Technology Agency.
It was opened in 2001. It is situated in a purpose-built building in the Odaiba District of Tokyo. It can be reached by the Yurikamome driverless fully automated transit system from downtown Tokyo in about 20 minutes.
Permanent Exhibition “Explore the frontiers”
[edit]“Explore the frontiers” zone explores, on a variety of scales, the construction of the world around us, the Earthʼs environment and all the life nurtured within, as well as our solar system, and the universe. Looking back on the universeʼs history that spans 13.8 billion years, how did humans begin, and how are people living and interacting with the world around us? By taking a scientific viewpoint, people can think from a broad perspective on which path people should follow to the future.
Permanent Exhibition “Create your future”
[edit]“Create your future”zone illustrates desirable societies and lifestyles, and considers ideas people can use to achieve them. What science and technology is needed, and how should people use it to develop a society that can sustain a world population in excess of seven billion? “Create your future”zone provides a projection of a future society as people search for knowledge that will enable us to continue our prosperous lives.
Demonstrations by the humanoid robot ASIMO have ended as of March 31st, 2022.
Symbol Exhibit “Geo-Cosmos”
[edit]The Geo-Cosmos is the symbol exhibit of Miraikan that realistically projects the figure of the Earth shining in space, with a pixel resolution that exceeds 10 million. Upgraded with the latest LED panels, the Geo-Cosmos creates a fresh, even more realistic vision of our Earth. The HDR (High Dynamic Range) panels and wider color gamut deliver richer, deeper color and light expression.
Special Exhibitions
[edit]Every year between two and three specially curated exhibitions are produced and shown, with science and art often overlapping. They dealt with a wide range of topics from "The NINJA - who were they?" to the "Detective Conan: Scientific Investigation" and “You and Robots - What is it to be Human?”.[1] In 2012, the Special Exhibition "The Story of the End of the World: 73 Questions We Must Answer" dealt with the Tohoku earthquake and its aftermath.[2]
Gallery
[edit]-
Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation -
Symbol Exhibit “Geo-Cosmos” -
Geo-Cosmos from a different angle -
US President Obama talks to Japanese Astronaut under the Geo-Cosmos, 2014
.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Past Special Exhibitions | The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). Miraikan.jst.go.jp. Retrieved on 2015-05-09.
- ^ Shea, Michael (2014). The Story of the End of the World: An Alternative Approach to the Future at the Japanese Museum of Science and Innovation The Unfamiliar 4(1): 56–62.
External links
[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People |
|
