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B.P. Koirala National Science Museum

B.P. Koirala National Science Museum is Nepal's public national science museum in Kirtipur, with a substantial astronomy and space-learning programme inside a broader hands-on science collection. Visitors can explore Earth-and-space technology exhibits, telescope and binocular observation, Earth-Moon-Sun and constellation models, a detailed lunar model, and 3D films about orbital debris, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, Hubble, and future Mars exploration. The government museum publishes six-day opening hours, admission prices, guided-visit rules, and parking information. Its separately described planetarium remains a future project and is not represented as operational here.

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Name
B.P. Koirala National Science Museum
Region
ASIA
Type
museum

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Description
B.P. Koirala National Science Museum is Nepal's public national science museum in Kirtipur, with a substantial astronomy and space-learning programme inside a broader hands-on science collection. Visitors can explore Earth-and-space technology exhibits, telescope and binocular observation, Earth-Moon-Sun and constellation models, a detailed lunar model, and 3D films about orbital debris, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, Hubble, and future Mars exploration. The government museum publishes six-day opening hours, admission prices, guided-visit rules, and parking information. Its separately described planetarium remains a future project and is not represented as operational here.
Latitude
27.675475
Location
Longitude
85.2841319
Operational Status
operational
Ownership
government

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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 22:26:08 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 22:26:08 UTC