Four main galleries await you at the Kocaeli Science Center, where you can explore different areas of science—fun and educational! Appealing to visitors of all ages, these areas offer hands-on learning about scientific principles and the thrill of discovery.
Are You Ready to Explore Science?
At Kocaeli Science Center, every mechanism invites you to think, experiment and discover.
Visit our exhibition areas to get to know the fun world of science!
Perception and Reality Gallery
Get ready to push the limits of your eyes, ears and mind!
In this gallery, you step into the mysterious world of light, sound and perception.
While exploring optical games with devices such as the lens table, disappearing glass rods, and polarized light column, you can experience the visualization of sound with the echo tube and sound spectrogram.
Discover the surprising side of science by discovering how perception can be deceived with devices like change blindness, the caged bird, and the distorted room.
Dynamic World Gallery
How about unraveling the secrets of the universe and feeling the power of nature?
Many interactive devices await you in the Dynamic World Gallery, from gravity to seismograph, from DNA models to tornadoes.
While exploring fields such as Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Astronomy, Air and Water Sciences, you will have fun and observe the impact of science on our daily lives.
Sultans of Science
Take a journey into the golden ages of scientific history!
Al-Jazari's Elephant Water Clock, Ibn al-Haytham's light experiments, Al-Zahrawi's medical instruments and Ulugh Beg's Samarkand Observatory...
In this impressive exhibition, spanning from the 8th to the 18th century, you can trace the history of science from past to present by experiencing the works of the great inventors who laid the foundations of science in the Islamic world.
Water Area
Located in the open-air area of our Science Center, the Water Systems allow you to explore the movement of water in a fun way.
Direct the water flowing through the canals, compete with your friends in pumping races, discover the rhythm of the fountains!
A playful learning experience awaits you in this area, where you can observe the cycle of pressure, energy and water in person, for both children and adults.
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