This project was established in 5 acres of land in the heart of the Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of God’s own land-the picturesque Kerala State. The Museum opened its first unit in 1984 with galleries on Electricity, Electronics, Power & motion and Mechanics with more than 300 exhibits. Later, galleries on Popular Science, Mathematics, Automobile and Biomedical Engineering were opened.

The prestigious project of the Museum, PRIYADARSINI Planetarium was also made functioning in1994. A Children’s Science Park and Mobile Science Exhibition unit were opened to the public in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Later on, Computer Gallery and Solar energy gallery were also opened. A Play park with thirteen playing devices was opened in 2005. Energy Park, 3D Theatre, Digital Weighing Machine, Edusat Talk Back Terminal, Energy Ball are the other attractions of the Museum.