Pusat Sains Negara

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National Science Centre

Pusat Sains Negara
Established	November 1996
Location	Persiaran Bukit Kiara, 50662, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°08′58″N 101°38′33″E / 3.149390°N 101.6425613°E / 3.149390; 101.6425613
Type	Science Centre
Accreditation	Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC)
Website	National Science Centre

Pusat Sains Negara or National Science Centre is a science centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Perched atop a hill on 8 hectares of landscaped grounds at Bukit Kiara on the northwestern fringes of the city, the centre was officially opened on 29 November 1996 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.^[1] The main aim of the science centre is to promote greater understanding and interest in science and technology. The building resembles a truncated cone capped with a geodesic dome. Among the themes featured in the exhibition galleries are an environmental odyssey, pathways to discovery, future world and thinking machines. In addition, National Science Center also has a new branch in Mount Keriang, Kedah which opened on 1 March 2010.