The National Science and Technology Museum (NSTM / 國立科學工藝博物館) is a museum of applied science and technology in Kaohsiung in southwest Taiwan.
Established in November 1997, is covers 19 hectares on Chiuju Road in Sanmin District. The floor area covers 112,400 square meters and as a result claims to be the largest science museum in the whole of Asia.
The architecture features geometric forms including triangles, rectangles, and circles, and the buildings are connected by straight bridges.
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