Durban, South Africa - KwaZuzulwazi Science Centre
South Africa - Association of Science and Technology Centres
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - National Science Centre
Manila, Philippines - Philippine Science Centrum
Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Science Museum
Seoul, Korea - National Science Museum
Singapore - Singapore Science Centre
Taipei, Taiwan - National Natural Science Museum
Tokyo, Japan - National Science Museum
Yokohama, Japan - Yokohama Science Center
Adelaide, South Australia - The Investigator Science & Technology Centre
Brisbane, Queensland - Queensland Sciencentre
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre
Launceston, Tasmania - Launceston Science Centre
Melbourne, Victoria - Scienceworks Museum
Perth, Western Australia - Scitech Discovery Centre
Sydney, New South Wales - The Australian Museum
Sydney, New South Wales - The Powerhouse Museum
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - Science Centre
Check out the Sea and Space programme for middle and upper school students (contact info)
Aberdeen, Scotland - Satrosphere Hands-on Dicovery Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Nemo science and technology center
Armagh, Northern Ireland - Armagh Planetarium and Science Centre
Bristol, England - At Bristol
Cardiff Bay, Wales, UK - TechniQuest
Copenhagen, Denmark - The Experimentarium
Coruña, Spain - Casa de las Ciencias (House of Science)
Flanders, Belgium - Technopolis
Florence, Italy - History of Science Museum
Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Science Center
Guildford, England - Guildford Discovery
Haifa, Israel - Israel National Museum of Science
Halifax, England - Eureka Children's Museum
Jerusalem, Israel - Bloomfield Science Museum
Leicester, UK - National Space Science Centre
London, England - The Science Museum (Natural History)
Luleå, Sweden - Teknikens Hus (House of Technology)
Manchester, England - Museum of Science and Industry
Mannheim, Germany - Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit
Munich, Germany - Deutsches Museum
Boras, Sweden - Navet
Norwich, England - Inspire
Oulu, Finland - Tietomaa Science Center
Paris, France - Musée des arts et métiers
Paris, France - Palais de la découverte
Paris, France - Cité de Sciences
Poitiers, France - Futurescope
Södertälje, Sweden - Tom Tits Experiment
Stockholm, Sweden - Cosmo Nova
Stockholm, Sweden - Tekniska Museet - Museum of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Norway - Vitensenteret
Vantaa, Finland - Heureka
Vaxjo, Sweden - Xperiment Huset
Winterthur, Switzerland - Technorama (German only)
Munich, Germany - Deutsches Museum
Boras, Sweden - Navet
Norwich, England - Inspire
Oulu, Finland - Tietomaa Science Center
Paris, France - Musée des arts et métiers
Paris, France - Palais de la découverte
Paris, France - Cité de Sciences
Poitiers, France - Futurescope
Södertälje, Sweden - Tom Tits Experiment
Stockholm, Sweden - Cosmo Nova
Stockholm, Sweden - Tekniska Museet - Museum of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Norway - Vitensenteret
Vantaa, Finland - Heureka
Vaxjo, Sweden - Xperiment Huset
Winterthur, Switzerland - Technorama (German only)
North America
Please see the September and October 1995 IEEE Spectrum articles for a nice overview! The reviews below come from those articles.
Acton, Massachusetts - Discovery Museums
Akron, Ohio - Inventure Place (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
Albuquerque, New Mexico - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Atlanta, Georgia - SciTrek
Augusta, Georgia - Fort Discovery (National Science Center)
Aurora, Illinois - SciTech - Science and Technology Interactive Center
Aurora, Nebraska - Edgerton Educational Center
Baltimore, Maryland - Maryland Science Center
Bellingham, Washington - Mindport Exhibits
Bemidji, Minnesota - Headwaters Science Center
Berkeley, California - Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley, California - University of California Museum of Paleontology
Boston, Massachusetts - Computer Museum Computer Clubhouse
Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Museum of Science
Buffalo, New York - Buffalo Museum of Science
Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Science Centre
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - The Science Station
Champaign, Illinois - Franklin Science Center
Charlotte, North Carolina - Discovery Place
Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Academy of Sciences - Nature Museum
Chicago, Illinois - Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, Illinois - Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Nikola Tesla Museum of Science and Industry
Columbus, Ohio - Ohio Center of Science and Industry
Dallas, Texas - Science Place
Davis, California - Explorit Science Center
Detroit, Michigan - Detroit Science Center
Durham, North Carolina - North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Space and Science Centre
Eugene, Oregon - Willamette Science & Technology Center
Flushing, New York - New York Hall of Science
Fort Collins, Colorado - Discovery Center Science Museum
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Museum of Discovery and Science
Fort Wayne, Indiana - Science Central.
Fort Worth, Texas - Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Garden City, NY - Long Island Children's Museum
Grand Junction, CO - Western Colorado Math & Science Center
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Discovery Centre
Hampton, Virginia - Virginia Air and Space Center
Hot Springs, Arkansas - Mid America Science Museum
Houston, Texas - Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, Texas - Nature Discovery Center
Huntsville, Alabama - Space and Rocket Center
Ithaca, New York - The Sciencenter
Jackson, Michigan - Michigan Space and Science Center
Jersey City, New Jersey - Liberty Science Center
Lafayette, Indiana - Imagination Station
Lansing, Michigan - Impression 5 Science Museum
Leesburg, Virginia - The Naturalist Center
Little Rock, Arkansas - Arkansas Museum of Science and History
Louisville, Kentucky - Louisville Science Center
Los Angeles, California - California Museum of Science and Industry
Miami, Florida - The Miami Museum of Science
Milwaukee, Winconsin - Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics, & Technology
Nashville, Tennessee - Cumberland Science Museum
New Hyde Park, New York - Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science
New York, New York - Children's Museum of Manhattan
New York, New York - Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Norwich, Vermont - Montshire Museum of Science
Oak Ridge, Tennessee - American Museum of Science and Energy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Omniplex Science Museum
Olympia, Washington - Hands On Children's Museum
Oneonta, New York - Science Discovery Center
Orlando, Florida - Orlando Science Center
Ottawa, Ontario - National Museum of Science and Technology (picture)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Franklin Institute
Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Science Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Carnegie Science Center
Portland, Oregon - Oregon Museum of Science and industry
Provo, Utah - BYU Earth Science Museum
Richmond, Virginia - Science Museum of Virginia
Salisbury, Maryland - ExceL Interactive Science Museum
San Diego, California - Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
San Francisco, California - Exploratorium
San Jose, California - Children's Discovery Museum
San Jose, California - Tech Museum of Innovation
Santa Ana, California - Discovery Science Center
Santa Barbara, California - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Seattle, Washington - Pacific Science Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Kirby Science Discovery Center
St. Louis, Missouri - St. Louis Science Center
St. Paul, Minnesota - Science Museum of Minnesota (tilings, solids)
St. Petersburg, Florida - Great Explorations
Sudbury, Ontario - Science North
Tampa, Florida - Museum of Science and Industry
Toronto, Ontario - Ontario Science Centre
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Harmon Science Center
Vancouver, British Columbia - Science World
Wailuku, Hawaii - Hawai'i Nature Center
Washington, DC - Capital Children's Museum
Washington, DC - National Air and Space Museum
West Palm Beach, Florida - South Florida Science Museum
Worcester, Massachusetts - EcoTarium
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Museo Participativo de Ciencias
Related links
DiscoverySchool - nice collection of student resources online (including Cosmic Calendar)
Teach Space Science - NASA Education Resource Directory
Space School UK - week long course for secondary school students in Leicester, UK
Tidal Passages - take part in a sailing trip around the world
Penn State Astronomy Workshops and Summer Camps
Nordic Science Centers (in Swedish)
Ask an Astronaut! 15-21 March 97
IEEE Spectrum Sep'95 article on U.S. Science and Technology Museums, and the April'96 International Science and Technology Museums article (IEEE Members only
Online Educational Resources (requires Netscape)
Resonance Research, commercial science exhibit supplier
Science Centers in Spain, provided by Casa de las Ciencias
Northwestern State U Space Science Group in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Yahoo Science Museums and Exhibits
Edinburgh International Science Festival
NASA Space Educators' Handbook
Ecsite - European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions
MathMol - K-12 Mathematics and Molecules
Northwestern State U Space Science educational programs
Kinetic City Super Crew online experiments
Lycos search for "science. museum." (may take a while) Edventures Sample Projects (requires $$$ for more)
Virtual Quincy Science Centers Directory
WWW Virtual Library: History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Impact Guide to Science and Technology Museums on the web
Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway and Kids on Campus
The GLOBE project - kids collect science data
Tourist info: CityNet for text (region-based interface), Virtual Tourist for Web servers, or USA Geographic search