Taiwan Science Festival kicks off with more than 2,000 activities at 5 major venues, 34 bases, and fun science popularization

Liu Huoqin, director of the Science and Education Center, introduced that there will be an event to collect stamps and exchange them for exquisite gifts during the Science Festival. (Photo by reporter Yang Mianjie)

The annual science education event "Taiwan Science Festival" will be held on two consecutive weekends this year, November 7-8 and November 14-15. The five major museums affiliated with the Ministry of Education are expected to host more than 2,000 science popularization activities. At the same time, public and private scientific research institutions are invited to join the "Science Popularization Base". A total of 34 units across Taiwan will participate in the event, inviting all the people to participate in the science feast.

This year's Taiwan Science Festival takes "Science Sharing, Sustainability as a Sail" as its annual theme. Five major museums affiliated with the Ministry of Education will launch "themed traveling special exhibitions" and related activities during the Science Festival. The Marine Science Museum's "Polar Adventure Special Exhibition", the Science and Education Museum's "Want to Play Special Exhibition", the Science and Technology Museum's "Flowing Island - Taiwan Wetlands Special Exhibition", the Science and Technology Museum's "Climate Ark Set Sail: A New Chapter for a Net-Zero Future" and the Marine Life Museum's "Ocean Share" Five modular exhibitions including the "LAB Ocean Sharing Experiment Special Exhibition" will open one after another and will then tour all over Taiwan. The public will be able to view exhibitions related to these five sustainability issues throughout Taiwan, and implement sustainable thinking in exhibition activities.

During the Science Festival, 34 science popularization bases held various science popularization exhibitions across Taiwan, including the National Space Center, National Taiwan University Museum Group, and Xpark in the north; the National Institute of Health and the Institute of Biodiversity of the Ministry of Agriculture in the middle; the Taiwan Southern Meteorological Center of the Central Weather Agency, the Metal Industry Research and Development Center, and the Hengchun Cultural Center in the south; and the Farglory Ocean Park in the east. A total of 12 "Forums and Seminars", 46 "Dramas", 800 "Science Demonstrations", 600 "Exhibitions and Film Festivals", 60 "Science Competitions", 131 "Workshops", 102 "Science Markets" and 312 science popularization bases and other related science popularization activities were launched.

Liu Huoqin, director of the Science and Education Center, pointed out that there will be more than 180 stalls in the museum during the science festival. As long as the public collects 32 chapters, they can get carefully designed wooden educational toys with stamps. They are very exquisite and can train brain and thinking. Children will have a lot of fun. Parents and children are invited to actively participate in the challenge.

In addition, there are many promotional activities on the official Facebook and Instagram this year. In addition to allowing the public to grasp first-hand news, there are also many limited interactive activities to participate in, including various co-sponsored gifts. There are also opportunities to win special gifts such as the "2027 Ig Nobel Prize Science Festival Limited Desk Calendar" and the "TaBi LoBi Team Shaped Bath Ball" blind box, bringing the public new fun in science learning.

The 7th Taiwan Science Festival has announced its launch today. There will be 5 major venues, 34 science popularization bases, and more than 2,000 activities. (Photo by reporter Yang Mianjie)