NEMO Science Center
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- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Year
- 1923
- Typology
- Museum
- Materials
- Ceramic, Glass, Metal cladding, Steel, Timber
- Context
- High-tech, Contemporary
- Map
- Open location
NEMO Science Museum is a science centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located in the Oosterdokseiland neighbourhood in the Amsterdam-Centrum borough, situated between the Oosterdokseiland and the Kattenburg. The museum has its origins in 1923, and is housed in a building designed by Renzo Piano since 1997. It contains five floors of hands-on science exhibitions and is the largest science center in the Netherlands. It attracts around 728,000 visitors annually, which makes it the seventh most visited museum in the Netherlands.
