range its exhibits. It will officially open to the public in the middle of September.The old museum, which operated for 21 years, will close from July 1 this year. Officials from Beijing Association for Science and Tec
hnology stated that the old museum will be used a▓s Beijing Science Center, where high-end and interactive science knowledge promotion activities will be carried out.To return the public long-time su▓pport and attention, the main exhi
bition hall in the A pavilion of the old CSTM will open to the public for free from June 24 to July 1 and a maximum of 5,000 people can visit the museum each day during this period. People can obtain ticket
s from the ticket office in the east gate of the old museum between 8:30am and 3:30pm for ▓that day.Historical reviewZhou Enlai approved the construction of the CSTMThe construction of the CSTM was suspended once because of the constr▓uction
of the Great Hall of the PeopleThe preparations for the construction of the CSTM date back to 1950s. In 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier Nie Rongzhen approved the construction of the CSTM, and selected the design by
Liang Sicheng, a pr▓ofessor at Tsinghua University. However, the construction was suspended due to the 10 large constructi
on projects including that of the Great Hall of the People.Later, with appeals from scientists including Mao Yisheng and Qia
