History
Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science centre that opened on 23 November 1988. It was developed by Professor Mike Gore, a physics lecturer from the Australian National University. Professor Gore went on to become the founding Director of Questacon.
Questacon's current building was Japan's gift to Australia for the 1988 Bicentenary and it was opened on 23 November 1988. Japanese government and business contributed ¥1 billion, half of the capital cost of A$19.64 million.
It was formerly housed at the old Ainslie Primary School.
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