Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe explained
The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (Catalan; Valencian: Museu de les Ciències Príncep Felip, Spanish; Castilian: Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, anglicised as "Science Museum Príncipe Felipe") is a science museum in Valencia, Spain. It is part of the City of Arts and Sciences, an architectural complex within the city, and can be found at the end of Luis García Berlanga Street. Its director is Manuel Toharia, a Spanish science writer and television personality.[2]
The building is over, has a height of,[3] and it resembles the skeleton of a whale,[3] [4] a façade that was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was built by a joint venture of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas and Necso.[5] Its construction started around 1994, it was symbolically inaugurated in March 2000 by Felipe, Prince of Asturias (later King Felipe VI), and it opened on 13 November 2000 with an investment of 26 billion pesetas.[6]
The purpose of the museum is to have interactive exhibitions and temporary collections related to science and technology without valuable items.[6] Some scenes from the film Tomorrowland (2015) were filmed at the City of Arts and Sciences, including some shots on the museum's cantilever.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: El Museu de les Ciènces logra su récord de visitantes en 2019 con 891.645 entradas . 20 January 2020 . 30 March 2022 . es . The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe achieves its record number of visitors in 2019 with 891,645 entries . 26 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126124153/https://economia3.com/2020/01/21/245010-el-museu-de-les-ciencies-logra-su-record-de-visitantes-en-2019/ . live .
- Web site: Manuel Toharia: 'Tendríamos que estar constantemente maravillándonos de las cosas que nos rodean' . Manuel Toharia: 'We should be constantly marveling at the things that surround us' . . es . 1 October 2021 . Cristina . Crespo Garay . 30 March 2022 . 16 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216061437/https://www.nationalgeographic.es/ciencia/2021/10/entrevista-divulgador-cientifico-manuel-toharia-longevidad . live .
- Web site: Valencia, the World Design Capital 2022, is a city of architectural contrasts . Pranjali Bhonde . Pethe . 25 November 2019 . . 11 April 2022 . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628190320/https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/valencia-world-design-capital-2022-architectural-contrast/ . live .
- Web site: Learn about Valencia by visiting its best museums . . Andy . Symington . 28 October 2021 . 11 April 2022 . 28 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070817/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/best-museums-in-valencia . live .
- Web site: Museu de les Ciències "Príncipe Felipe" . Structurae . 30 March 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171500/https://structurae.net/en/structures/museu-de-les-ciencies-principe-felipe . Mar 31, 2022.
- News: El mayor museo de las ciencias de España . The largest science museum of Spain . 13 November 2000 . es . . Joaquín . Ferrandis . limited . 30 March 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331195031/https://elpais.com/diario/2000/11/13/cvalenciana/974146687_850215.html . Mar 31, 2022.
- Web site: Valencia y Disney: las claves del acuerdo de 'Tomorrowland . Valencia and Disney: the key points of the 'Tomorrowland' agreement . 7 May 2015 . Daniel . Borrás . Valencia . . 28 April 2022 . 29 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429024940/https://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2015/05/07/554a6485268e3e8c0a8b456b.html . live .
