Science City, Kolkata

Science City, Kolkata
Science City, Kolkata
Location Kolkata, India
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorNational Council of Science Museums
TypeScience Centre
Genre(s)Educational
Acreage49.6 Acres
Opened1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Website
www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in

Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is currently the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums. The centre was inaugurated in two parts, with the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ being the first on 21 December 1996, followed by the rest on 1 July 1997 by the then-prime-minister Inder Kumar Gujral. On 10 January 2010 the prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, would attempt to get the second phase of Science City completed.