Cape Town Science Centre

(Redirected from MTN Sciencentre)

The Cape Town Science Centre is a not-for-profit[1] science centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It forms part of a wide range of non-classroom initiatives to improve the quality of science understanding and science literacy in South Africa.

Cape Town Science Centre
Cape Town Science Centre, Main Rd, Observatory
Cape Town Science Centre, Main Rd, Observatory
Cape Town Science Centre is located in Cape Town
Cape Town Science Centre
Location within Cape Town
Established28 December 2011 (2011-12-28)
LocationObservatory, Cape Town
Coordinates33°56′18″S 18°27′50″E / 33.9383°S 18.4640°E / -33.9383; 18.4640
TypeScience museum
DirectorJulie Cleverdon
Websitectsc.org.za

Until early 2010, the MTN Sciencentre was located in the Canal Walk shopping mall.[2] It reopened in Observatory in 2011.[3]

The MTN Sciencentre's Ericsson cell phone is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest working cell phone.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Science and Technology Foundation Awards for 2002". saastec.co.za. South African Association of Science and Technology Centres. 13 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The power of the city lies in science". Cape Argus. 22 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ^ "New home for Cape science centre". News24. 2 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Officially the world's largest cellphone". BIZCommunity.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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