Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Technology museum in Bangalore, India.
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum is a technology museum in Bengaluru with exhibitions on electricity, space exploration, engines, robotics and biotechnology across several floors. The rooms contain experimental setups and models that visitors can operate themselves to understand technical processes.
The museum opened in 1962 as one of the first scientific institutions of this kind in India. It bears the name of an engineer and statesman who planned irrigation projects and dams across the country in the early 20th century.
The museum is named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya, whose birth centenary in 1962 prompted its founding; the All India Manufacturers Organization and Mysore State Board pooled funds from industrial houses through the Visvesvaraya Industrial Museum Society. Its Mobile Science Exhibition, launched in 1970, carries 24 participatory exhibits on a bus across Southern India.
The museum opens daily from 09:30 to 18:00 and closes only on Deepavali and Ganesha Chathurthi. It stands on Kasturba Road beside Cubbon Park, and the building covers 6,900 m2 after the 1979 extension. Facilities include a 250-seat auditorium, a 3D theatre, a science show hall and a cafeteria.
The galleries allow visitors to generate electricity, launch model rockets and operate industrial machinery. These direct experiences make technical principles tangible that often seem abstract in books.
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