Koro Space Museum closed, end of an era: reopened in 2023, after renovation and new collections
What will the futuristic space museum look like? The reception area for the general public at the Guyana Space Center in Kourou underwent a facelift. It closed its doors on Saturday. A complete renovation with new themes is planned. A reopening is expected at the end of 2023.
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Aerospace Museum in Kuru
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Space Museum Guyana Space Center welcome Up to 23,000 visitors annually. It is now closed so renovations can be made. It is the end of an era. The Space Museum was opened in 1996. For 26 years, It was an essential place to discover the European space adventure.
Now, renew it new number. The displayed groups will reflectThe development of space activity in French Guiana. In the end it will become Interpretation Center, the aim of which is to allow visitors to better understand the functions of csg.
The museum is 26 years old, and prejudices at the time were more oriented towards Russian and American space adventure. We wanted with determination to turn to the history of the space center intertwined with the history of Guyana. That is why we wanted to address ourselves primarily to families and residents of French Guiana who are our primary goal. What we will offer is a fun, interactive and digital immersion to allow visitors to be behind the scenes of the Space Center, to understand its history, current events and future by favoring interaction: the fact of touching things, to be truly immersed in the heart of the Space Center. Even if the museum is closed, we’ll have a pop-up shop below Jupiter Hall, and CSG visits will take place as usual.
Monia Zermour, Head of Communication at the French National Center for Space Studies
The museum path will be presented to the visitor. Active and immersive walkthrough, thanks to various mediation devices: multimedia support, interactive screens, audio testimonials, giant escape game for schoolchildren, role-playing and things to tackle…” This trip Through spaces dedicated to different themes, Focus on connecting space activity with professionals who make it a daydream. In other words, by giving The man at the heart of a European space adventure.
The total area of the building will be brought to 2267 square meters, with an increase in public space of 294 square metres. The cost of this operation is co-financed by CNES, ESA And European funds: a little more than 4 million euros. The doors are scheduled to open at the end of 2023.
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