Visitors can dismantle a rocket to better know its structure via multimedia technology at a 3D technology exhibition to be held in Lujiazui, Shanghai, on Dec 16. [Photo/Pudong Times]

A 3D space travel exhibition is set to blast off on Dec 16 at a recently opened art space in World Financial Center in Lujiazui, Shanghai.

Using the latest in multimedia and 3D technology, children and families will get the chance to explore the universe as if through the eyes of an astronaut.

Visitors, children in particular, will be able to learn about space, talk with celebrated astronomers, dismantle a giant rocket, and experience what it’s like to travel in space.

The 2,000-sq-m exhibition is the first for the art space, which opened on Sept 28 aiming to give local workers a better cultural and art experience.

The exhibition will run until Feb 28, 2017, and will also include star-gazing activities and a competition to grow space plants.

After experiencing the exhibits in advance, Zheng Qinghuang, a renowned Taiwan exhibition planner, said that it was the most interactive and technologically advanced space-themed exhibition he had seen in China or abroad.

Wang Huifang, head of the newly-opened art space, explained that the theme of space travel was deliberately selected from 10 other art themes due to the dazzling technological settings and its appeal to kids and families.

Wang added that more exhibitions would be coming to the art space in the future.