Nehru Science Centre

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai is India's largest interactive science center. It is located in Worli. The idea of Nehru Centre was conceived in 1972, not as a mute memorial, but as living testament and monument of faith in Jawaharlal Nehru's (first prime minister of India) vision of man, his compassion for humanity, his concern for human beings and his undying passion to lift them to the greatest and highest purpose.

It was opened for public on 11 th November, 1985.

Nehru Science Centre, amongst the four National level Science Museums of National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) is working as the Western Zone Headquarters with five science centres in Nagpur, Calicut, Bhopal, Dharampur and Goa. It caters to the people in the Western part of India. As a part of its activities, the Centre organizes regular extensive science education programmes, activities and competitions for the benefit of the common people and students in particular.

Nehru Science Centre is visited by over 600,000 people every year.

It is spread over 14 acres of land on Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018 between Worli Naka and Mahalaxmi Railway Station.

The nearest railway stations are Mahalaxmi and Byculla Railway Stations. The BEST (external link to its website) buses for the Centre are 50, 80 (Ltd.), 91(Ltd.), 124, 154, 164, 165, 168, 172, 351 and alight at Jijamata Nagar.