National Science and Technology Museum Museum

The National Science and Technology Museum is a major science museum in Kaohsiung that presents applied science, industry and technology through exhibitions and educational programmes. The museum provides permanent and rotating exhibits designed for students, families and technical audiences.

Exhibition halls cover technological themes and industrial applications, and the museum runs workshops and outreach activities aimed at science education. Facilities are arranged to support both casual visitors and organised school groups.

The museum opened in the late 1990s as part of efforts to expand formal science education and public outreach in southern Taiwan. Since opening it has hosted temporary exhibitions and updated displays to reflect advances in technology.

The museum is located in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan and is accessible from the city’s transport network; it serves as the principal national science museum in the region.

• Audience: Designed as a hands-on, educational museum focused on applied science and industrial technology for school groups and families.

Take the Kaohsiung MRT to the Science and Technology Museum (科工館) station on the Orange Line - the National Science and Technology Museum is a short walk from that station. By car it sits in Kaohsiung city; travel from Kaohsiung Main Train Station is typically around 10-15 minutes depending on traffic.

• Take the Kaohsiung MRT to the Science and Technology Museum station for the most convenient entrance and to avoid a long walk or parking search.
• Aim for weekday mornings right at opening to avoid school-group rushes that typically arrive later in the day.
• Allocate at least two hours to see the permanent galleries and special exhibits-many visitors rush the hands-on halls, so set aside extra time if you want to catch an IMAX/planetarium show or rotating exhibit.