National Science Museum Returns to Pre-COVID-19 Status... Children's Day Event Also Held on the 5th

Camp participants are taking a commemorative photo in front of a dinosaur model displayed at the National Science Museum. Photo by Little Gates

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Following the lifting of social distancing measures due to COVID-19, the National Science Museum is also returning to the pre-pandemic (global outbreak) state. In particular, it will hold a 100th anniversary event for Children's Day on the 5th.

The National Science Museum announced on the 2nd that, following the lifting of mandatory social distancing measures, all exhibition halls and entrances, including the Science and Technology Hall, have been opened since the 19th in the same way as before COVID-19, and a 100th anniversary event will be held on Children's Day, the 5th. However, the Natural History Hall and the Anthropology Hall will be temporarily closed until the end of this month due to fire safety construction. Measures such as ventilation at least three times a day and disinfection at least once a day will be maintained for quarantine purposes.

In particular, the visitor capacity of exhibition halls, which had been reduced due to social distancing, will be expanded. Guided programs will also be conducted for each exhibition hall. The capacity of the Changui Narae Hall will be adjusted from 100 to 300 people per session, the Children's Science Hall, newly opened in February this year, from 200 to 250 people per session, and the Astronomy Hall from 100 to 200 people. The Dream Atti Experience Hall will increase from twice to three times a day. The Children's Science Playground has already reopened since the 12th of last month, and the Water Science Experience Center has been operating since the 1st.

The '2022 Math Experience Exhibition' will be held both online (May 16?29) and offline (May 21?22), and the side event, the science play 'Quantum War' (May 21?22), will be conducted as an in-person event with the audience capacity expanded from 100 to 250 people. The Science and Technology Hall, Future Technology Hall, and Biology Exploration Hall will also operate guided exhibition programs for visitors from elementary school age and above. The Science and Technology Hall will provide explanations on Earth science, the Future Technology Hall on the flow of science and technology industries and future life, and the Biology Exploration Hall on evergreen trees and rare endemic plants in the southern and island regions of Korea.

Visits to exhibition halls with limited admission per session and guided programs for each hall can be reserved on the website starting one week before the visit. For the Natural History Hall and Anthropology Hall, explanations related to the natural history of the Korean Peninsula and human evolution will be provided after construction is completed. Meanwhile, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Children's Day, the Children's Day commemorative event 'Science Museum Shin-na-joo?' will be held on the 5th. This event, held at the Children's Science Hall and the outdoor science playground, includes various experience programs such as face painting, science cosplay experience, traditional games like Ddakji-chigi and Tuho, and making hero robot arms. Science Museum souvenirs such as character stickers and eco bags will be provided on the spot through a raffle.

Lee Seok-rae, director of the National Science Museum, said, "In line with the lifting of mandatory social distancing measures, we will continuously provide various face-to-face events to establish the museum as a scientific resting place for citizens exhausted by COVID-19 lifestyle quarantine."

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