Visiting Hours : 10.30 A.M. to 3.00 P.M.
Closed : Last Thrusday of every month
Science Museum : 10.30 A.M. to 8.15 P.M.
Closed : Last Thrusday of every month
About B.M. Birla Planetarium/Science Museum :
The exciting Planetarium equipped with most advanced technologies
takes the visitors to new heights of amusement and amazement. It is
one of the most modern planetarium in the country. It is being
developed into a centre for the study of astronomy. Sky shows are
held daily at different timings in both Telugu and English.
B.M. Birla Planetarium/Science Museum is located in the heart of
the picturesque city of Hyderabad on the panoramic hillock of Naubat
Pahad, surrounded by gardens. Overlooking the beautiful Hussainsagar
and commanding an immaculate view of the marble clad Venkateshwara
Temple, the center exalts in its tremendous prestige and popularity
both for its splendid architecture and its novelty.
Inauguration of the Museum :
Late Mr. N.T. Rama Rao opened this stunning dome shaped
architecture, on 8th September 1985. It unfolds various aspects of
the Cosmos, the bountiful mysteries of the Universe, the comets, the
Hubble Space Telescope, Eclipses, the puzzling Unidentified Flying
Objects (UFO's) and the very recent clash of the Titans. The sound
effects give a feel of an outer space adding to the thrill and
excitement. The place never stops amazing people with wonderful sky
shows of mysteries of universe.
Collections of Birla Science Museum :
The Science Museum displays various fathomless facets of science
such as a Planetarium, a Science Museum, the Center for Applicable
Mathematics and Computer Sciences, a Science projects division and
so on. It inspires the young and old alike.
New Additions in the Museum :
The Dinosorium is the latest addition, which was excavated in
Adilabad district and presented to Science Museum by the Geological
Survey of India. It is a new wing housing among other exhibits, a
160 million years old mounted "Kotasaurus Yamanpalliensis".
Apart from this the Dinosaurium also has a collection of smaller
fossils of dinosaur eggs, marine shells and fossilised tree trunks.
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