Sciences Museum of Suzhou

Project type: Permanent Museum, 8 500m²
Location: Suzhou, China
Year: 2005 - 2008
Budget: US$24 million for scenography

Client

Suzhou Town and Province Councils

Partners

Scenography: Les Crayons (Uzès)
Scientific advisors: Fabrizio Sabelli (Rome)
Ann Gaud Mc Kee (Geneva)
Jean-Claude Pont (Geneva)
Infographism: Stéphane Moullet (Paris)

Scope of Work

Project Management

Description

A philosophical look at science stressing the part played by Imagination in Discovery. A Science Museum unlike all the others based on an oriental, philosophic approach to the sciences. In the entrance hall, the Museum will be emphasizing the limits of scientific knowledge today and the limits a museum has when explaining science. It is an attempt to unify scientific principles and highlight links between different theories and realities instead of fragmenting western, especially anglo-saxon concepts. It will show which languages all scientists share and how difficult it is to be an observer and observed at the same time… The star feature of the museum will be its cosmic roller-coaster time ladder.

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