Open to everyone
Built with public funds, for the whole community of Salem to explore and enjoy.
Our story
A city that decided to aim higher
Salem Science Park is the city's promise to its children: that science should be something you can walk up to, touch, and fall in love with.
Smart City initiative
Built by the city, for its kids.
Most children in Tamil Nadu finish school having never looked through a real telescope, stood beside a rocket, or felt how sound can travel across a park. The Salem City Municipal Corporation set out to change that.
Under the Government of India's Smart Cities Mission, and with science-park specialists Ankidyne, the Corporation built a 13,000 sq ft science park in Pallapatti, packed with hands-on exhibits and a 30-seat dome planetarium, open to the whole community.
The goal was simple: make science the most exciting thing happening in Salem.
What it stands for
Four beliefs, built into every exhibit
Hands-on, always
Science you can touch, spin, whisper into and be fooled by, not just read about.
For Salem's students
Designed to raise the scientific temper of the city's young minds.
World-class ideas, local home
Big science, right here in Pallapatti, no long journey to a metro needed.
How it came to be
From a mission to a landmark
Smart Cities Mission
An idea takes shape
Salem is chosen for India's Smart Cities Mission, and a science park is planned to inspire the next generation.
₹5.8 crore
Built to wonder
Across 13,000 sq ft, the Salem City Municipal Corporation builds the park with science-park specialists Ankidyne.
Dec 2020
Doors open
The park opens to the public with 18 exhibits and a 30-seat planetarium, covered by The Hindu and Times of India.
Today
A landmark for curiosity
Rockets, dinosaurs, a giant brain and a dome full of stars, a place Salem's families return to again and again.