Mathematikum
Sign in to saveThe Mathematikum is a science museum, located in Gießen, Germany, which offers a huge variety of mathematical hands-on exhibits. It was founded by Albrecht Beutelspacher, a German mathematician.
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- Instance of
- science center
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Giessen
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Location
- Giessen
- Official website
- www.mathematikum.de
- Image
- 2005-08 Gießen - Mathematikum.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mathematikum
- inception
- 2002-11-19
- director / manager
- Albrecht Beutelspacher
- visitors per year
- 150000
- date of official opening
- 2002-11-19
- native label
- Mathematikum
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The Mathematikum is a science museum, located in Gießen, Germany, which offers a huge variety of mathematical hands-on exhibits. It was founded by Albrecht Beutelspacher, a German mathematician.
The Mathematikum opened its doors to visitors on 19 November 2002. It was inaugurated by the German president Johannes Rau. Since then, the museum has attracted more than 2,500,000 visitors. Annually the museum is visited by more than 150,000 people. The museum is opened every day of the week, excluding Sunday and Monday.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mathematikum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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