Vitenfabrikken | |
 The Science Factory in 2010 | |
  The Science Factory within Norway | |
| Established | 22 May 2008 |
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| Location | Sandnes,Rogaland,Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°51′5″N5°43′51.8″E / 58.85139°N 5.731056°E /58.85139; 5.731056 |
| Type | Science museum |
| Website | www |
Science Factory (Norwegian:Vitenfabrikken) is a museum and science center located atSandnes, inRogaland, Norway.[1]
The Science Factory opened in May 2008. It is a science museum with exhibitions aboutmathematic,astronomy,chemistry,physics,art, andtechnology. The history of Sandnes also well as regional history also showcased in the museum. In June 2013 a new exhibition called 100% energy was opened. As a part of the exhibition, the Science Factory has their ownTesla Coil. In the weekends and summer there are shows and educational workshops. The Planetarium is located in the center of the Science Factory. The Science Factory also has aFoucault pendulum (named afterJean-Bernard-Leon Foucault) weighing 60 kg and is 11,17 meters long. There is an observation terrace located on the fourth floor featuring twotelescopes.[2]
The Science Factory is the largest department of the regional museum, Jaermuseet, which is headquartered inNærbø. Jærmuseet is also responsible for running several other local museum facilities in various parts of the region ofJæren. Jærmuseet is the regional science museum for the municipalities ofRandaberg,Sola,Sandnes,Gjesdal,Klepp,Time andHå. Jaermuseet received the Museum of the Year 2009 award in Norway (Årets Museum 2009 i Norge) and also theLuigi Micheletti Award 2009 for best technological museum.[3][4][5][6]
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Abel's Sketchbook (Abels skissebok) is an interactive exhibition that shows the relationship between art, technology and science. The name is inspired by the famousmathematicianNiels Henrik Abel, who was born atFinnøy inRyfylke not far fromSandnes. The exhibitions is based on the art and industry in the region of Jæren.[7][8]
Topics include:
In the middle of the building theplanetarium looms above the café. It is a large dome-shaped projection screen where you can see the stars, planets and galaxies. In addition to the guided tours of the starry sky, several educational movies about different topics are shown. There are films in Norwegian and in English.There are 52 seats, and was when it opened (2008) as one out of five planetariums in the world using a combined Skymaster ZKP 4 optomechanical projector and Spacegate system fromCarl Zeiss.[9][10][11]
In 2019 the planetarium underwent a technical upgrade of the projection system. It operates a combined Skymaster ZKP 4 LED optomechanical projector and Powerdome 3 system with two Zeiss Velvet projectors fromCarl Zeiss.[12]
In 2012National Geographic wrote this about the Science Factory:"The Science Factory: My favorite place by far, the Science Factory is in nearby Sandnes and serves as a high-tech playpen for kids of all ages. Stargaze in the planetarium..."[16]
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