Science and Technology Museum (Luanda)
The Museum of Science and Technology (Portuguese: Museu da Ciência e Tecnologia ) of Luanda is located on Avenida 4 de Fevereiro at the foot of the São Miguel fortress in the center of the Angolan capital. In addition to several exhibition rooms and lecture halls, it has an IMAX cinema for scientific films and a Carl Zeiss planetarium. Videos can be projected on the glass walls of the main hall, while video mapping can be carried out on the outer walls .
history
The museum is housed in a 9600 m² former soap factory, which is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Its historic facade has been extensively restored and the interior has been converted into modern museum halls. The construction contract went to the Portuguese construction company Soares da Costa in 2005 . Construction began in 2010 under the direction of the Brazilian architect Yuri Vasconcelos. During the visit of the Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos in 2015 it was announced that the construction was 98% complete. Shortly afterwards, however, the work was interrupted for financial reasons and only started again in March 2020. It is scheduled to open in the course of 2021.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Presidente visita obras do Museu Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia governo.gov.ao , September 8, 2015, accessed on March 6, 2020 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Angola: President Checks Construction of Science and Technology Museum allafrica.com , September 7, 2015, accessed March 7, 2020
- ↑ Presidente constata construção do Museu Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia angonoticias.com , September 7, 2015, accessed on March 6, 2020 (Portuguese)
- ↑ PR visita obras do museu da tecnologia angop.ao , February 15, 2020, accessed on March 6, 2020 (Portuguese)
Coordinates: 8 ° 48 ′ 35 ″ S , 13 ° 13 ′ 28 ″ E