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The ideas behind the galleries.
A question about inspiring people, a former OmniMax theatre and a programme that reaches across the state offer several ways into the story of Scitech.
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Nyoongar country
Scitech stands in Perth, on Nyoongar country. Its Kaartadjin Koorliny gallery takes its name from a phrase in the local Nyoongar language meaning “learning is always moving”, chosen with Nyoongar Elders and representative groups.
Scitech’s own story, which begins in 1988, is a recent chapter in the much longer history of this place.
A science centre at City West
Scitech grew from a question asked in the 1980s about how to inspire people about science and technology, and it opened at City West in West Perth on 13 August 1988.
It is a not-for-profit organisation supported by the Western Australian Government, and its stated mission is to inspire all Western Australians to engage with science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Science across the state
Since 1996 Scitech has taken science beyond West Perth, and its team now visits every regional and remote primary school in Western Australia every three years.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
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