Busan Science Museum Opens Quantum Education Exhibition with KRISS

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• The National Science Museum in Busan has partnered with the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) to launch a public education programme introducing visitors to quantum science through its Quantum Magic School exhibition.
• The exhibition features interactive demonstrations of superposition, entanglement and uncertainty, alongside a model of a 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer and an actual quantum processing unit.
• The programme includes a research laboratory tour at KRISS in Daejeon and a lecture concert combining magic performances with explanations of quantum mechanics for students and the general public.

The National Science Museum in Busan has partnered with KRISS on a special program linked to its “Quantum Magic School” exhibition, Seoul Economic Daily reported. The program is meant to let anyone learn about and experience quantum science, which the outlet described as a future strategic technology.

The event is patterned on the wizarding school in the “Harry Potter” novel series. It includes a magic performance, a tour of a national research institute and a special lecture by a research institute director.

The exhibition is on view through Nov. 22 in the small exhibition hall on the museum’s first floor. It starts in a space designed to look like the entrance to a medieval castle, the report said.