One Square Meter Museum · Typewriter Museum Set up Set up in Hongkou

On February 17, 2025, the launching ceremony for the construction of "One Square Meter · No Boundary" One Square Meter Museum in Hongkou District and the opening ceremony of "Type Heartbeat" Typewriter Museum were held at the Shanghai Hongkou Second Foreign Language Primary School. This is the 16th on-campus theme exhibition for collections of the SSTM, and also the first exhibition launched at the One Square Meter Museum with a focus on the history of scientific and technological development.

If the invention of the pen was considered the first revolution in human writing, the invention of the typewriter was the second revolution in human writing. At the One Square Meter Museum · Typewriter Museum, the audience could understand the past and present of typewriters which present the development process of the Industrial Revolution and reflect the powerful imagination and creativity of human beings, and the role of technology in the evolution of culture and civilization. At the exhibition, besides observing dozens of typewriters from all over the world, the audience could participate in scenes and interactive experiences such as "Soong Ching-ling's Study Room" and human-computer interaction, which left them with a deep impression.

With the support of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and the guidance of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum launched the One Square Meter Museum project. The action featuring "opening the museum's warehouse and displaying the collection outside the museum" was launched last year and first implemented in Songjiang and Minhang districts, with a plan to further open to the whole society. It is expected that 100 One Square Meter Museums will be constructed successively this year, expanding from Shanghai to the Yangtze River Delta and the whole country, so that more children can have a chance to observe the specimens and appreciate science and culture at close range.