Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space
| מדעטק - המוזיאון הלאומי למדע, טכנולוגיה וחלל | |
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The museum facade
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| Established | 1983 |
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| Location | 25 Shmaryahu Levin St., Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa 31448, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°48′37″N 34°59′47″E / 32.810144°N 34.996272°E |
| Type | National Museum of Science, Technology and Space |
| Visitors | 200,000 per year |
| Director | Eli Shermeister |
| Curator | Dr. Tal Berman |
| Owner | Israel |
| Website | www |
The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space (also known as Madatech) (Hebrew: מדעטק - המוזיאון הלאומי למדע, טכנולוגיה וחלל MadaTek - HaMuze'on HaLe'umi LeMada, Tekhnologya VeHalal, Arabic: متحف إسرائيل الوطني للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والفضاء) is a science and technology museum in the city of Haifa, Israel. The museum has approximately 200,000 visitors annually.
The museum, established in 1983, is housed in a historic building that was designed as the first home of the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, until it relocated to its current campus. The architect was Alexander Baerwald, a German Jewish immigrant, who began working on the building in 1912. On a visit to the Technion in 1923, Albert Einstein planted one of the palm trees in the courtyard, which can still be seen today.
In 2011, during Hanukkah, the yard between the two main buildings was reopened after going through a renovation. The yard was turned into a science park, which presents the famous scientists and inventors in history, and their discoveries which are important and enriching milestones.
The park is divided into five different courtyards; each one dedicated these famous scientists: Archimedes, Daniel Bernoulli, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci and Pythagoras. Additionally, there are a number of environmental exhibits. The amphitheater can host up to 400 visitors. In the center of the amphitheater there is a fountain shaped like a wind rose and controlled by a computer, allowing water shows combined with colorful lighting.
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