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Founded in 1981 from a small planning office at Chung-hsing University, the National Museum of Natural Science has been growing steadily in its first double-decade. The Museum’s operations have expanded from its first phase (Science Center) through the second and third phases (Life Science & Chinese Science Halls) to the fourth phase (Global Environment Hall), plus the botanical park and the 921 Earthquake Museum, the branch of the NMNS devoted to preparedness against earthquake. The Museum has become one of the most heavily attended resorts in Taiwan. Annually, millions of visitors flocked to the Museum from throughout the island for either an enthralling exhibition or a stunning film, or both. Here are the detailed attendance figures of the Museum within the recent seven years.

Attendance Figures of NMNS (2002 ~ 2008)
Year	Total	IMAX	3D	G	SC	BG	SE	921
Aver	2,788,108	493,695	281,342	1,226,614	620,582	355,953	246,286	443,076
2008	2,904,557	372,398	281,751	1,087,317	503,291	185,663	119,569	354,568
2007	3,366,965	373,526	293,863	1,239,728	522,466	327,741	293,238	316,403
2006	3,364,236	359,647	316,086	1,257,526	502,575	308,776	182,142	437,484
2005	3,505,495	371,139	336,796	1,125,217	520,804	316,772	44,345	790,422
2004	3,371,334	434,455	287,505	1,189,430	525,970	333,479	283,991	316,504
2003	2,553,166	336,311	291,174	1,052,619	464,143	278,993	129,926	--
2002	2,597,856	392,669	230,138	1,058,203	470,009	251,544	195,293	--

IMAX: IMAX Space Theater 　3D: 3-D Theater 　G: Galleries 　SC: Science Center
BG: Botanical Garden 　SE: Special Exhibits 　921: 921 Earthquake Museum