科 学 館(かがくかん)

かがくかん

noun

science museum

1. science museum

A museum with hands-on exhibits about science and technology, often aimed at letting visitors learn through experiments and displays.

科学館(かがくかん)に行(い)った。

We went to the science museum.

科学館(かがくかん)でロボットの展示(てんじ)を見(み)た。

I saw a robot exhibit at the science museum.

科学館(かがくかん)では実際(じっさい)に触(さわ)って学(まな)べる展示(てんじ)が人気(にんき)だ。

At the science museum, exhibits you can actually touch and learn from are popular.

Formed from 科学(かがく) (science) + 館(かん) (hall, building). A facility, often public, with interactive exhibits on science and technology; the suffix 館(かん) appears in many building names.

Common collocations

科学館(かがくかん)を訪(おとず)れる: visit a science museum
科学館(かがくかん)の展示(てんじ): a science museum exhibit
プラネタリウムのある科学館(かがくかん): a science museum with a planetarium

Similar words

博物館(はくぶつかん): museum — broader, covering history and nature; a 科学館(かがくかん) focuses on science with hands-on displays

Related Words

Compare: 博物館(はくぶつかん) (museum)

Compare: 美術館(びじゅつかん) (art museum)

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