What is Space Travelium TeNQ?

Space Travelium TeNQ（スペーストラベリウムテンキュー）は、“宇宙旅行”をテーマに、リアルなVRや知的好奇心をくすぐる展示、アートや学びの場を提供するギャラリーや教室、宇宙や星をモチーフにしたアイテムやメニューが揃うカフェやショップなど、宇宙とつながる体験を楽しめる宇宙体感施設です。

Origin of name

The new name of the facility, "Space Travelium TeNQ," is a coined word that conveys the meaning of "a place where you can enjoy space travel of the future," and takes over the name of the facility's predecessor, "Space Museum TeNQ," which was popular for eight years.

TeN "Sky" "Exhibition" "Point"

Q "Quest (exploration/adventure)," "Question," "Heartwarming," "Curiosity," "Master," "Sphere"

Logo Design

The design expresses the image of traveling freely through outer space, symbolizing an unprecedented, experiential entertainment facility with a space theme. The flowing curves, reminiscent of rockets and star trails, form the letter "Q" of TeNQ in outer space.

TeN	"Sky" "Exhibition" "Point"
Q	"Quest (exploration/adventure)," "Question," "Heartwarming," "Curiosity," "Master," "Sphere"

General Supervision and Advisor

Professor Hitoshi Murayama of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), University of Tokyo, participated in the project.

In addition to assisting us as an exhibition advisor for the space exhibits in the museum, we are also planning special online educational programs.

About Hitoshi Murayama
Completed doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo in 1991.
After working at Tohoku University and other institutions, he is currently the MacAdams Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and Hamamatsu Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo. In 2019, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor at the University of Tokyo. He is a member of the Nishinomiya Yukawa Memorial Prize (2002), a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003), a Humboldt Foundation Research Award (2017), a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2022), a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an Associate Member of the Science Council of Japan. He has published numerous books, including "What is the Universe Made of?" (Gentosha, 2010) and "Why is the Universe Beautiful?" (Gentosha, 2022).