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Vishweshariah Industrial and Technological Museum

Bangalore, a techno-hub is a home to a famous industrial an technological museum known as Vishweshariah Industrial and Technological Museum that draws a number of tourists visiting the city. This museum has been set up in tribute to Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah.

The Vishweshariah Industrial and Technological Museum is located on the Kasturba Road. It aims at bringing down science to the level of common men. While exploring this museum, one can discover for himself the working of the different machines. As for example, one can know about the working of the telephone technology. The visitors can press on the buttons provided on the glass panels and see the experiments for themselves. There is a airplane and a steam engine for display on the compounds of Vishweshariah Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore. The museum has five galleries each displaying particular aspect of technology. They are

  • Engine Hall
  • Electronic Technology Gallery
  • Kimbe Paper Metals Gallery
  • Popular Science Gallery
  • Childrens' Science Gallery

    The Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore offers exhibits on motor power, electronics, the uses and properties of metal and wood. One can quench his thirst on the queries in the field of science while taking a glance through the many rooms in the museum. One specialty of this museum is that, it arranges a mobile science exhibition that goes around the state of Karnataka through out the year.

    Vishweshariah Industrial and Technological Museum is an 125 years old museum, that remains accessible to its visitors from 10 am in the morning to 5:30 pm in the evening. This museum is mostly a center of attraction to the school children.