Feza Gürsey Science Center

Feza Gürsey Science Center
Feza Gürsey Bilim Merkezi
Feza Gürsey Science Center in Ankara, Turkey (The sculpture represents the relative importance of body parts in human brain)
Location of Feza Gürsey Science Center
Established	23 April 1993
Location	Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates	39°57′56″N 32°52′22″E / 39.96545°N 32.87272°E / 39.96545; 32.87272
Type	Science museum
Website	www.fezagurseybilimmerkezi.com

Feza Gürsey Science Center (Turkish: Feza Gürsey Bilim Merkezi, FGBM) is a science museum in Ankara, Turkey. It is named after Feza Gürsey (1921 - 1992), the renowned Turkish mathematician and physicist.

The center was founded by the Metropolitan municipality of Ankara. It was opened on 23 April 1993, the Children's Day of Turkey. It is situated in Altınpark, the main recreation center of Ankara and is operated by ANFA, a sub unit of the municipality.

The center has 48 exhibits, most of which are either interactive or live demonstrations. The types of exhibits are determined by the faculty members of the Middle East Technical University (METU, Turkish: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, ODTÜ) in line with the curriculum of the secondary schools in Turkey.^[1]^[2]

References

Museums in Turkey

Aegean Region

Afyonkarahisar Archaeological Museum Atatürk's House (Şuhut) Aydın Archaeological Museum Bostanlı Open-air Archaeological Museum Çamlık Railway Museum İnciraltı Sea Museum İzmir Art and Sculpture Museum Izmir Ethnography Museum İzmir Toy Museum Archaeological Museum of Manisa Uşak Museum of Archaeology Victory Museum

Black Sea Region

Baksı Museum Çorum Archaeological Museum Hagia Sophia, Trabzon Trabzon Museum

Central Anatolia Region

Marmara Region

Bursa Archaeological Museum Kırklareli Museum Namık Kemal House Museum Rákóczi Museum Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages For museums in İstanbul see Museums in Istanbul

Mediterranean Region

Adana Archaeology Museum Adana Cinema Museum Alanya Archaeological Museum Atatürk Museum Adana Ethnography Museum Antalya Museum Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya) Burdur Archaeological Museum Hatay Archaeology Museum Mersin Museum Mersin Atatürk Museum Mersin Naval Museum Misis Mosaic Museum Silifke Museum Tarsus Museum

Southeastern Anatolia Region

Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology Şanlıurfa Museum

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