Weekend Family Hands-On Fun... Busan National Science Museum Runs "Kkumnarae Maker Playground"

Six Themed Programs from Electronic Roulette in February to Coding Robots

Year-Round Hands-On and Free-Play Spaces in Collaboration with Local Makers

The Busan National Science Museum (Director Song Samjong) has prepared a weekend program where participants can learn scientific principles by making things with their own hands.

On February 4, the museum announced that it will fully operate the year-round project "Kkumnarae Maker Playground," a hands-on program where weekend family visitors can learn scientific principles by making things themselves.

"Kkumnarae Maker Playground" is a weekend science experience event that combines play with maker activities. The program is organized in collaboration with local maker teams and is designed to help children develop creativity by solving problems together with their families.

The "Making Experience Program," which begins in February, will be held every weekend in even-numbered months at Kkumnarae Garden on the first floor. The first program, "Making an Electronic Roulette for Our Family," will be conducted together with the professional maker team "Electronic Art Workshop" and will teach the principles of electronic circuits while participants create a roulette that actually works.

After that, six themed making programs will be offered in sequence through the end of the year: a marble run (GraviTrax) in April, a paper flower frame in June, a water rocket in August, a hand-lettered stamp in October, and a coding robot in December.

The program is open to family visitors including children aged 5 and older and elementary school students. It is a paid program, and participants can join by making a reservation in advance or registering on-site on the day of the event.

On weekends in odd-numbered months, the museum will run an autonomous play experience program called "Wagle Wagle Playground." Various teaching tools such as board games, creative blocks, and Kapla blocks will be available free of charge without a separate reservation.

Heo Namyoung, Head of the Exhibition and Education Division at the Busan National Science Museum, said, "We have prepared a creative science experience program in collaboration with local makers that families can participate in together," adding, "We hope this will give children a natural opportunity to discover how fun science can be through play."

A family participating in the 2025 Kkumnarae Maker Playground.

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