China News Service, Beijing, October 15th (Reporter Sun Zifa) The China Science and Technology Museum held the "Silver Age Puzzle Square·Time Post Office" science popularization experience space media session on October 15th. It was stated that the elderly care activity, with the theme of "Science Collaboration·Serving the Elderly and the Young", will remain open at the China Science and Technology Museum until October 31st.
During the National Respect for the Aged Month in 2026, the China Science and Technology Museum will share the "Old Guys Have Something to Say" electronic display board and "Eat in Three Meals" interactive board game package for free to more than 50 science and technology museums across the country, and simultaneously carry out science popularization experience activities based on the actual conditions of various places, and promote cross-regional linkage of age-appropriate science popularization resources.
This is a specific measure taken by the China Science and Technology Museum to implement the "Action to Improve the Scientific Literacy of the Elderly" in the "National Science Literacy Action Plan (2021-2035)". It is also a concrete practice of the museum to explore the concept of accessibility in the field of science popularization services, and an attempt to move from physical accessibility to service accessibility and differentiated science popularization.
The experience space uses "Time Post Office - Letters to Silver Age - Four Time Stations" as the narrative framework. The audience receives the mailing card at the Time Post Office, experiences the experience through the identity change point, travels through the four stations of Centennial, Classics, Creation, and New Knowledge, collects stamps and interacts, and finally returns to the post office to deliver the reply letter and exchange the results.
The project team believes that physical aging care only allows the elderly to "come in", while providing elderly care services can help the elderly "stay".
The three participation modes of the event correspond to different lengths of stay and depth of participation: the easy tour mode, which has a low threshold, no tasks, and can be seen whenever you go; the stamp check-in mode, which has 6 fixed stamping points to record "where I have been"; the mission stamp collection mode, which uses time stamps to record "what I have accomplished" and exchange the number of stamps for cultural and creative prizes, allowing the elderly to regain a sense of purpose and value through "earning stamps - spending stamps".
The four stations respectively focus on healthy aging, enjoyment, contribution and learning. The Centennial Station helps the elderly face aging calmly with its centenary scroll of life and the "Old Man Has Something to Say" interactive device; the Classics Station transforms stories from classics into interactive exhibits, allowing the elderly to have fun in cultural resonance; the Creative Station sets up scientific and creative exhibits to allow the elderly to do something in their hands-on creation; the New Knowledge Station launches popular science courses and technology exhibitions to enhance the elderly's confidence in facing new technologies.
The identity change point is equipped with 5 sets of professional wearable devices to simulate the audio-visual, movement and touch of the elderly, allowing young audiences to experience the state of old age from their perspective and promote intergenerational understanding.
According to the China Science and Technology Museum, since the launch of the "Silver Age Educational Forum" project on the Double Ninth Festival in 2025, it has insisted on "getting close to the elderly first, and then designing exhibition and education resources". It has formed 20 core interactive exhibits, 3 sets of standardized implementation plans, and developed a mobile silver age science popularization space.
The Silver Age Yizhi Square project is not a one-time Respect for the Aged Month activity. The China Science and Technology Museum will subsequently enter communities, universities for the elderly, and elderly care institutions to deliver services to the elderly. At the same time, we continue to develop development and education resources suitable for aging and iteratively upgrade them based on feedback from various places. In the future, China Science and Technology Museum will also open up mature solutions and explore cross-domain linkage and sustainable operations.
