Gifu City Science Museum
The Gifu City Science Museum (岐阜市科学館, Gifu-shi Kagakukan?) is a city-supported museum in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1955 and was moved to its present location and renamed the Gifu City Children’s Science Center in 1980. When the planetarium was added in 1988, the name was again changed to the Gifu City Science Museum. There are many hands-on exhibits in the museum.
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