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NEMO is the largest science center in the Netherlands. The architecture is by Renzo Piano, a world renowned Italian architect.
The museum has grown from humble beginnings in 19 twentythree when the "Museum van den Arbeid" (Museum of Labor) was opened by the artist Herman Heijenbrock on the Rozengracht in Amsterdam. In 19 fiftyfour the name was changed to the "NINT" ("Nederlands Instituut voor Nijverheid en Techniek" or Dutch Institute of Labor and Technology), and in 1997 it changed again to "newMetropolis". The name "science center NEMO" was introduced in 2000.
The museum has grown from humble beginnings in 19 twentythree when the "Museum van den Arbeid" (Museum of Labor) was opened by the artist Herman Heijenbrock on the Rozengracht in Amsterdam. In 19 fiftyfour the name was changed to the "NINT" ("Nederlands Instituut voor Nijverheid en Techniek" or Dutch Institute of Labor and Technology), and in 1997 it changed again to "newMetropolis". The name "science center NEMO" was introduced in 2000.