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Ten identity
This is how they will be the current Spanish centers of Science: Amazing to draw
attention. The initial objective of surprise and delight continues to feature i
n first place among the wishes of any museum. Often cited as the first science m
useum which opened in 1683 Elias Ashmole in Oxford. Exhibited 'rarities' had a c
onference room and a chemical laboratory. People are investing efforts in commun
icating science and technology understandable to everyone. It is the desire to p
opularize knowledge. The Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, born in 1794, can be
considered the prototype of science museums first generation. Owns the collecti
on of scientific objects (80,000) world's largest. Interactive visitor participa
tion need to operate the mechanisms which have about what we want to communicate
. This changed the traditional atmosphere of stillness of museums. At the Conser
vatoire des Arts et Métiers (1794) had a gallery of machines in motion was the m
ain attraction visits on Sundays. Emotional value is the emotional components of
the exhibitions (aesthetic, evocative) and affective aspects of learning. The U
rania Gesellschaft opened in Berlin in 1889. His goal was to "expand the joy of
knowledge of natural science to all audiences." Didactic presentations will be i
ncorporated elements that help to know the internal mechanisms and their operati
on explained. The Deutsches Museum was born in Berlin in 1903, opting for an exp
licit approach to teaching. It incorporated parts sectioned, models and models t
hat facilitate the explanation of its operation. Conceptual modules are presente
d that serve to teach the phenomena and principles of science. Paris was born in
1937 the first museum in the so-called second generation. Instead of organizing
your content based on items from a collection of la Decouverte Palais posed a c
oncept and then selected or created objects would communicate. Educational prese
ntations are applied to facilitate learning strategies and programs are designed
specifically for the school community. The Exploratorium in San Francisco, open
ed in 1969, is a museum where the modules are designed to express the diversity
and richness of natural phenomena, testing the capacity of perception. Divergent
Each visitor leads and directs his own discovery process so that the same stimu
lus before, people can make different approaches and learn different things. For
example, the Exploratorium highlights the personal and creative aspects of scie
nce and has integrated into its cultural context. Interdisciplinary science must
be understood within the culture and break the border between science and the a
rts, which is more attractive and authentic, as in the chambers of wonders, or W
underkammer, the Renaissance. It was a space for treasures and rarities, in whic
h strange creatures lived, geological samples, artwork and books.
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Module dedicated to DNA in the exhibition that now houses the Museum of Mankind
in A Coruña
A museum exhibition
The exhibition "Museums for the Future of the Domus begins in March on a tour of
Spain
The next March Museums exposure for the future leave the Domus to begin a long j
ourney throughout Spain. The interest shown by many cities offer it in its educa
tional and cultural program prevents prolong their stay in Coruña Science Museum
for the remainder of the school year. So little time left to discover the diver
se array of Spanish scientific outreach centers and the heterogeneous sample of
modules it contains.
Touching, think, feel, dream
These are the four slogans that have coined the current centers of scientific pu
blication. Perhaps they're here the keys to their success: "It is important not
cease to ask things." Albert Einstein (Siglo XX)
Please touch is essential to active participation of the visitor. "They are empt
y and are riddled with errors of science who are not born of the experiment, the
mother of all certainty." Leonardo da Vinci (fifteenth century) Non think not o
ffer thought-provoking stimuli, knowledge.
The visit is forbidden not feel stirs emotions on science and humanity. "The hea
rt has reasons that reason does not understand." Blaise Pascal (XVII century) No
n dreaming Contents invite to freedom of thought. "You may say I'ma dreamer, but
I am not alone."€John Lennon (siglo XX)
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Detail of one of the spaces of the exhibition "Museums for the Future
Recreational play activities are underlined exhibitions considering the fun as t
he most exciting ingredient for any human activity. Every game is itself a learn
ing situation. El Papalote Children Museum in Mexico City since 1993 presents th
e game as the main tool for experimentation, discovery and active participation.
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Educational tourism in Spain
Maison des Sciences de Logroño in permanent renewal, offers new features (activi
ties, exhibitions) every week, and are free. (Http://casadelasciencias.logro-o.o
rg/ casadelasciencias / index.asp) Cosmocaixa Alcobendas (Madrid) Linked to the
museum's pioneering Barcelona, shares with him the ideas and projects. It is a m
odel of vitality that is expressed in a multitude of courses, conferences and ot
her activities. (Www.cosmocaixa.com) Cosmocaixa intelligence Barcelona A factory
and meeting place for those interested in science and the environment. (Www.cos
mocaixa.com) Dinópolis (Teruel) Your content is a balance between science and en
tertainment. The project was created to lead the development of Teruel, based on
its rich palaeontological heritage. (Www.dinopolis.com) Kutxaespacio (San Sebas
tian) provides a stimulating environment for the participation of people of all
ages and in activities related to the world of science and technology. (Www.mira
mon.org) Science Museum of Valladolid A young, vibrant museum. Looking for a non
-sexist scientific dissemination of high quality, with special prominence of two
themes: the environment and the human brain. (Www.museocienciavalladolid.es) Sc
ience Museum of Castilla-La Mancha (Cuenca) Heaven, geology, paleontology and th
e environment are the basis of the contents of the permanent exhibition hall. (W
ww.jccm.es / museociencias) Museo Principe Felipe (Valencia) The unique building
competes with their own content to captivate the visitor. (Www.cac.es) Elder Mu
seum of Science and Technology (Las Palmas) A jewel for tourism and a model of t
enacity and effort to address topics that can provide Islanders and visitors a r
ange of complementary and modern. (Www.museoelder.org) National Natural Science
Museum has a collection of 9 million copies. It aims to promote a more complete
understanding of the diversity of nature. (Www.mncn.csic.es) Museum of Science a
nd Technology The collections of tools and educational programs enhance the scie
ntific culture and the importance of history of science and technology. www.mec.
es / mnct Coruña Science Museums city's bid. A quarter century opening roads and
fighting for an idea: there is no culture without science. (Www.casaciencias.or
g) Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, this museum is an encounter between tradition
, represented by their collections of nature and modern exhibition of new approa
ches. (Www.bcn.cat / museuciencies) Museum of Science i Technology of Catalunya
(Terrassa, Barcelona) This museum and its 25 territorial system is a network par
tner institutions working on the revaluation of economic environments and collec
tions industrial, scientific and technical. (Www.mnactec.cat) The Science and Wa
ter (Murcia) A space committed to the environment, aimed at both personal and ev
eryday behaviors of social awareness against abuse of the natural resources of o
ur planet. (Www.cienciayagua.org) Museum of Science and the Cosmos (La Laguna, T
enerife) mixture of traditional museum and amusement park, this center linked to
the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) translates into a popular langua
ge that gives the findings the study of the universe. (Www.museosdetenerife.org)
Geominero Museum (Madrid) A center of the richness and diversity of geological,
paleontological and mining. Her collections come from all over Spain and elsewh
ere. (Www.igme.es) Naturnova (Vigo-Pontevedra) interactive environmental educati
on center. Seeks to provoke reflection on the effects of human intervention in t
he environment, pose solutions to environmental problems. (Www.centrosocialcaixa
nova.com / Naturnova) Science Park (Granada) since its opening has not stopped g
rowing. The fourth phase of expansion ends this year and twice the size, with fi
ve new buildings: Al-Andalus and Science, Health Sciences, Temporary Exhibition,
"New Trends Observatory Tecnoforo Technology and Culture and Prevention. (Www.p
arqueciencias.com) Castelló Planetarium astronomical offer is completed with exh
ibitions of nature, physics and paleontology. (Www.castello.es) Madrid Planetari
um Its main objective is to restore the visitors lost the relationship with the
cosmos, and promote it through the dissemination of astronomical knowledge. (Www
.planetmad.es) Pamplona Planetarium presents an astronomy able to entertain and
amuse all visitors. Its programs are examples of integration of scientific knowl
edge, and this with other cultural aspects like art, literature or the cartoon.
(Www.pamplonetario.org) Principia Science Center (Málaga) is like an interactive
classroom, designed and directed by teachers. Its size allows for a direct serv
ice to visitors. (Www.principia-malaga.com)
The chosen modules
The exhibition brings together a very heterogeneous set of modules and other dis
play items that have been chosen to represent the essence of the activity taking
place in each of the Spanish hospitals. These are some of them: Artificial Inte
lligence Science Museum of Valladolid proposes a game in which a computer can gu
ess the object on which a person is thinking. Auk Meteorite and The National Mus
eum of Natural Sciences has brought a replica of an auk, extinct animal. It also
exposes a meteorite weighing 106 kilos Colomera fallen, Granada, in 1912. Visit
ors can touch this rock of extraterrestrial origin. Top down Principia Science C
enter (Málaga) includes an interactive module on the movement of falling rolls a
cross a slope (some defy common sense: slow down, fall upwards). Dinópolis dinos
aur bone (Teruel) presents a reproduction of the nail phalanx riodevensi Turiasa
urus dinosaur, the largest dinosaur found in Europe, in the paleontological site
s of Teruel. DNA Model of Space Science Museum of Castilla-La Mancha (Cuenca) sh
ows an interactive module that presents and delves into the DNA. Memory The Scie
nce Museum Príncipe Felipe (Valencia) features an interactive module that displa
ys interesting facts about the functioning of human memory.
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In the sample gather proposals from different museums informative
The memory metal Kutxaespacio Science (San Sebastian) presents an interactive mo
dule on the new material, in particular those which possess shape memory. By hea
ting a spring made of such material, from which hangs a weight, it shrinks and r
ecovers the form in which it was built. Upon cooling back to its original form.
Sundials House Logroño Sciences has sent a module on the operation of sundials,
showing some details of the solar motion in the terrestrial sky during the year.
Dome of the chapel Sopra Minerva Pamplona Planetarium is represented by a repro
duction of the dome of the chapel Sopra Minerva, which was condemned Galileo to
recant his astronomical findings.
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The building will host Coruña National Museum of Science and Technology
The flagship Crystal Prism
The exhibition served to introduce the building to house the headquarters Coruña
National Museum of Science and Technology. Situated on the promenade Coruña, is
a large glass prism designed by Angel Alonso and Victoria Acebes, who was elect
ed and presented in the exhibition New Spanish architecture at the MoMA in New Y
ork.
> Fran Armesto
fran@casaciencias.org