National Taiwan Science Education Center
The National Taiwan Science Education Center is an educational center in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. The mission of the center is to promote the teaching of applied science throughout Taiwan.
History
NTSEC was established in 1956 in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. In 2003, it moved to its current location in Shilin District to its current place today.
Architecture
The NTSEC building is a 11-story building consists of theaters, laboratories, lobby, restaurant, life science exhibition area, materials science exhibition area, mathematics and earth science exhibition area, temporary exhibitions galleries, library and administration area.
Exhibitions
The center displays permanent exhibitions on life science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and earth sciences. On an attraction called the Sky Bike, visitors can cycle the length of the building on a wire 20 meters in the air.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Shilin Station of the Taipei Metro.