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12°58′30″N77°35′47″E / 12.975100°N 77.596400°E /12.975100; 77.596400
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  Location in the Map of Bangalore | |
| Established | 14 July 1962 (1962-07-14) |
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| Location | Kasturba road,Bangalore,India |
| Coordinates | 12°58′30″N77°35′47″E / 12.975100°N 77.596400°E /12.975100; 77.596400 |
| Type | Science museum |
| Visitors | 1 million+[citation needed] |
| Director | K Sajoo Bhaskaran |
| Curator | Cyril K Babu, Jyoti Mehra, Navaram Kumar, Gantla Suresh, Divya Tawra |
| Website | Official website |
TheVisvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM),Bangalore, India, a constituent unit of theNational Council of Science Museums (NCSM),Ministry of Culture,Government of India, was established in memory ofSir M. Visvesvaraya. The 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) building was constructed inCubbon Park, and was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India,Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 14, 1962. The museum displays industrial products, scientificmodels and engines.
HonoringSir M. Visvesvaraya, the All India Manufacturers Organization and Mysore State Board decided to create a science and technology museum in Bangalore. The foundation stone was laid byShri B. D. Jatti, Chief Minister of Mysore, on 15 September 1958. The Visvesvaraya Industrial Museum Society (VIMS) came to be registered as the nodal agency in order to pool resources from various industrial houses. It was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India,Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 14, 1962.[1]
The first exhibition,'Electricity', was opened to the public on July 27, 1965.[2]
In the year 1970, VITM launched the Mobile/Moving Science Exhibition (MSE) with 24 participatory exhibits mounted on a bus. The MSE Bus travels throughout Southern India.
In 1978, many science museums, including VITM, parted fromCSIR and were brought under a newly formed society registered on 4 April 1978 as National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). In 1979 an extension was added to the building, increasing the total area of the museum to 6,900 m2 (74,000 sq ft).
NCSM set up four additional science centers atGulbarga (Karnataka) in 1984,Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) in 1987,Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)in 1993 and at Kozhikode, Kerala in 1997, which are functioning under the direct administrative control of VITM. Thus, VITM has become the southern zone headquarters of NCSM.
The museum attracts nearly one million visitors a year,[2] and is open on all days (exceptDeepavali andGanesha Chathurthi) from 09:30 to 18:00.
In addition to these exhibits, the museum includes a science show hall, a 3D theatre, a 250-seat auditorium, atelemedicine facility, an 11'Celestron telescope withGPS, and a cafeteria.
VITM has developed travelling exhibitions includingThe World of Astronomical Observatories,The Life and Work of SirC. V. Raman,Nanotechnology, andTheLife and Work of Sir M Visvesvaraya. VITM also hosts, on a regular basis, travelling exhibitions that are developed by other units of NCSM such asScience of Sports,Giants from the Backyard,Chemistry,Disaster - Preparing for the Worst, andRadiations Around Us.
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