Albert Einstein exhibition opens in Central China

New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): An exhibition on Albert Einstein was opened in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, on Friday.

The exhibition for the German-born scientist will last till June 17, and residents and tourists can visit for free.

Einstein, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, was regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history.

More than 200 displays of Einstein, including videos and replicas, will be featured during the three months.

According to curator of the Historisches Museum Bern, Jakob Messerli, the first such exhibition was held in Bern, Switzerland in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the theory of general relativity developed by the theoretical physicist, China Daily reported.

Messerli said that to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland, an Einstein exhibition was held in Beijing in May, 2010.

It has been also held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong respectively, and is now in Wuhan, the fourth and the last place in China.

As part of the opening ceremony of the exhibition in Wuhan, Paul Einstein, the great-grandson of Albert Einstein, performed a musical play, 'The Story of Giovanni Pippistrelli,' created by himself.

The exhibition was organized jointly by Embassy of Switzerland and Historisches Museum Bern, the second biggest historisches museum in Switzerland. (ANI)