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{{Infobox museum
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| image = Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - mechanical energy - Rube Goldberg machine.jpg
| imagesize = 200
| caption = A [[Rube Goldberg machine]]-like demonstration of the mechanical energy at RSCB
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| map_type = India Bhopal
| map_caption = Location of the Regional Science Centre in Bhopal, India
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.259933|77.412615|display=inline}}
| established = 12 January 1995
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| location = Banganga Road, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462 002
| type = Science Museum
| collection =
| visitors = 1,79,000 (April 2013-March 2014)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx | title = Visitor Statistics | publisher = National Council of Science Museums | accessdate = 2012-04-23 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120531183814/http://ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx | archivedate = 2012-05-31 | df = }}</ref>
| director = Krishnendu Choudhury (Project Coordinator)
| curator = Saket Singh Kaurav
|| owner = National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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| website = {{URL|rscbhopal.gov.in}}
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The '''Regional Science Centre, Bhopal''' (RSCB) is located in the Shyamla Hills area of [[Bhopal]], India.<ref name="Zils2003">{{cite book | author=Michael Zils | title=Museums of the world | year=2003 | publisher=Saur | isbn=978-3-598-20613-9 | page = 353 }}</ref> It is aimed at popularizing science and technology among the people, particularly the students. It is one of the constituent units of the [[National Council of Science Museums]] or NCSM.<ref name="Sharyn2001">{{cite book | author1=Sharyn Errington | author2=Brenton Honeyman | author3=Susan M. Stocklmeyer|author-link3=Susan Stocklmayer | title=Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology | year = 2001 | publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat | isbn=978-0-85092-668-2 | page=159 }}</ref>

RSCB was inaugurated on 12 January 1995 by the then president of India [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]].

== Exhibits and facilities ==

The Centre has over 266 science exhibits spanning across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Most of the exhibits are interactive. The 5-acre RSCB campus includes a 3-acre Science Park, which contains over 60 exhibits such as [[pulley]] demonstrations, a windmill and solar-powered devices. The campus also houses a small Dinosaur Park and a zoo.

The RSCB is open on all days, including weekends, except on [[Holi]] and [[Diwali]]. The visitor timings are from 10.30 am to 6pm. {{As of|2014|04|01}}, the entry fees is {{INR}} 10 for visitors who are part of a student group, and {{INR}} 20 for everybody else. There are extra charges for special shows such as the 3D Film Show ({{INR}} 20 per person) and the Taramandal Show (introduction to astronomy, {{INR}} 10 per person).

The Centre has a 200-seater auditorium and a 25-seater conference hall (both air conditioned). These are also available to the external groups for organizing relevant events, at a small charge. There is also a 50-seater AC hall, where the 3D Science Show is organised. RSCB has a small portable planetarium with an inflatable dome, with a capacity of 25 people.

RSCB also has a Mobile Science Exhibition bus with 24 exhibits. This bus goes to the small towns and remote villages of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for creating scientific awareness through anti-superstition demonstrations, science-related films, sky observation and educational lectures.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Guitar.jpg | Visualizing Sound with a Guitar
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Head on a Platter.jpg | "Head on a Platter" exhibit
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Indira Sagar Power Station model.jpg | A model of the Indira Sagar Power Station
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Infinite well.jpg | The "Infinite well" exhibit
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Virtual Piano.jpg | Virtual piano
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Paint your painting in different ways.jpg | The "Paint your painting in different ways" exhibit
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - kid - bicyclist skeleton.jpg | Moving skeleton of a bicyclist
File:Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - bicyclist skeleton.JPG | Moving skeleton of a bicyclist
</gallery>

== Events ==

A sky observation programme is organized on weekends after the sunset, as well as for specific astronomical events which occur from time to time. Awareness programs and exhibitions are organized on special days such as the [[International Museum Day]] and the [[World No Tobacco Day|No Tobacco Day]]. Student exhibits and [[science fair]]s are also organized from time to time.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/bhopal/30550200_1_female-foeticide-districts-poetry | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120701140811/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/bhopal/30550200_1_female-foeticide-districts-poetry | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-07-01 | title = Children’s works displayed at Regional Science Centre | date = 2011-12-23 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | accessdate = 2012-04-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_annual-rural-science-exhibition-attracts-talent-from-mp_1133335 | title = Annual Rural Science Exhibition attracts talent from MP | date = 2007-11-15 | accessdate = 2012-04-12 | newspaper = [[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] }}</ref>

Special lectures by scientists and professors are organized in celebration of commemorative days. Contests for students, film shows, awareness programmes, drama festivals, workshops and special exhibitions are also held to celebrate these days. Multi-day workshops are held for students during the summer vacations.

RSCB also organizes a one-week training programme for teachers and the would-be teachers on fabrication of simple, low-cost teaching aids. Science demonstration lectures are organized on request by school groups. RSCB offers memberships to individuals, families, schools and other institutions: the members can participate in the various activities and programmes organized by the Centre.

==References==
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[[Category:Science museums in India]]
[[Category:Children's museums in India]]
[[Category:Museums in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Science and technology in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]

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