Techmania Science Center

About

Techmania Science Center is one of the first science centers in the Czech Republic and an institution of informal education. The project was established in 2005 by the Škoda Transportation joint-stock company and the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň. The intention has been to build up a modern, interactive center (often known as a science center) in the industrial estate of the Škoda company.

The mission of Techmania is to help the public, especially young people, to get more familiar with science, technology and with the development of human knowledge in general. Another goal is to point out the unanswered questions for which the next generation, the young visitors of the science center, will find answers. The science center opened its gates to the public on November 4, 2008.

Since then over 300 000 visitors have experienced science and engineering in an interactive environment of learning in the science center, which is based on explanations of particular physical or mathematical principles by means of game-like activities. The interactivity of these activities involves visitors making the exhibits move. Between 2008 and 2013 the center offered following main exhibitions: