''Mind Museum''

 

Taguig Manila Philippines

 

 

 

 

The Mind Museum^[1] is an educational facility aimed at fostering the public understanding of science.

 It is located on a 1.2 hectare lot in the J. Y. Campos Park in Bonifacio Global City,

a fast-rising central business district in Taguig City, Philippines.

The Mind Museum just had its soft opening Dec 15, 2011 for donors and

special partners to signal the completion of major works in the building and exhibition

but when completely open to the public sometime in March 2012,

 it will have more than 250 interactive exhibits in five galleries: Atom, Earth, Life, Universe and Technology.

Science Center Singapore is museum planning consultant with Jack Rouse Associates

as master planner and designer of the exhibition halls. Ed Calma is the building architect.

  

The Mind Museum is the Philippines' first world-class science museum.

 It will have over 250 interactive exhibits that will dispel the notion that science is cold, boring and unapproachable.

 Divided into five main galleries, it will tell the story of the universe, atom, life, Earth and technology.

 There will also be an outdoor 800 square meter Science-in-the-Park

 where guests will be able to continue their learning in four different themed pockets:

 Music, Water, Living and Math. It will also have educational facilities and educational programs.

  

 

 

Robot named Aedi (idea spelled backwards) welcomes you to the Mind Museum.

  

 

Hall of Philippine Science

 located at the center of The Mind Museum.

 It is a must pass area which showcases Filipino scientists’ here and around the world,

 and their passion for science

 

''There are 5 main galleries in Mind Museum with the

 first 4 located in the ground floor''

  

I. THE ATOM GALLERY
has exhibit pieces that show the strange world of the very small in terms of forces and particles.

 

 

Atom Centerpiece.

The Atom Centerpiece, will contain a 3D visualization of the atom through a program called “Atom in a box”

developed by a physicist.

Through this, visitors will get a glimpse of how electrons behave,

 which serves as important knowledge to make the electronic tools humans use today

 

 

Everything is Made Up of Atoms.

 a sculptural exhibit that will show in one glance, the many levels of spaces inside a chocolate bar.

 This exhibit features a chocolate bar at its center,

 which is then deconstructed to show its component structures – from molecules to atoms to quarks.

 

 

Whirlpool.

 An enthralling exhibition of gravity and centripetal force.

 By watching balls spiral around a transparent funnel,

 visitors will be able to see that the effects of gravity in a playful way.

 

 

Carbon: Basis of All Life on Earth.

a game area where guests can create their own allotropes, and thus help them

understand why carbon is such a versatile atom!

 

 

Periodic Table. In 1869, Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev organized 63 elements in a way that we can predict t

he elements that were not yet discovered then.

The list continues to grow in number today as new elements are discovered.

Open the cabinets of this Periodic Table and learn about the 118 elements comprising objects

 ranging from birthday balloons, to mobile rovers in Mars!

 

 

Static Ball.
The Van de Graff static ball is a favorite of the kids and adults alike.

When visitors touch the static ball, they will experience their hair standing on end.

 Visitors can explore how electrostatic energy is generated and what effects it produces.

 

 

 Frequencies."See" what a pitch looks like! Frequency or pitch is a characteristic of sound.

 Sound comes in waves and pitch is manifested in the wavelengths --

 the higher the pitch, the shorter the wavelengths and the lower the pitch, the longer the wavelenghts.

 Press a button on each of the 7 tubes to see how varying pitches are translated into different wavelengths.

 

II. THE LIFE GALLERY
is a dive into deeper understanding of how life surrounds and inhabits us –

from microbes to large animals (such as a life size ‘butanding’), and from DNA,

 cells to a giant human brain model.

 

 

 

Bernoulli's Principle.

 In 1738, Doaniel Bernoulli discovered the principle that explains how birds are able to fly.

 Bernoulli's principle works on the idea that because of the shape of a wing,

the air travels more over the top of the wing creating higher pressure beneath it.

The difference in pressure between the tow lifts the wing.

It's the same principle we use in making airplanes, race cars -- even frisbees

 

 

 

III. THE EARTH GALLERY
tells of the story of the planet and our archipelago across the breadth of time;

it includes a 3D animated film made by an all-Filipino crew that features

 4.6 billion years of the planet's natural history and evolution in 12 minutes.

 

 

 

 

The Solar System.

 

 

MIMO

is the in-house obstacle avoiding robot. It will freely roam the Technology gallery –

it has sensors that detect obstacles in its path causing it to turn a different direction.

 

 

 

 

The Mind Museum at Taguig
JY Campos Park,3rd Avenue,
Bonifacio Global City, 1634 Taguig, Philippines