Dundee Science Centre
Dundee Science Centre is a science centre located in Dundee, Scotland, and a part of the Scottish Science Centres Network. It is a registered charity under Scottish law.- Opening hours:
Monday—Tuesday and Thursday—Friday: closed
Wednesday: 11:00 AM—1:30 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: science center in Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sensation Science Centre”
- Address: Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee and Dundee Contemporary Arts.
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee
Church
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The Cathedral Church of St Andrew is a Catholic cathedral in the West End of the city of Dundee, Scotland. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunkeld and mother church of the Diocese of Dunkeld within the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh. St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee is situated 430 feet north of Dundee Science Centre.
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Arts center
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Dundee Contemporary Arts is an art centre in Dundee, Scotland, with two contemporary art galleries, a two-screen cinema, a print studio, a learning and public engagement programme, a shop and a café bar. The current director of the DCA is Beth Bate.
RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. RRS Discovery is situated 1,500 feet east of Dundee Science Centre.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee and Dundee city centre.
Dundee
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Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.
Dundee city centre
Suburb
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Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.
Blackness
Suburb
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located.
Dundee Science Centre
- Categories: science center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.45633° or 56° 27′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.97531° or 2° 58′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C8VF24F+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 75486804OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7450954
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In Other Languages
“Dundee Science Centre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “丹地科學中心”
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Highlights include Dundee Contemporary Arts and Tay Square.
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