Museo de la Ciencia de Valladolid

About the museum

The Museo de la Ciencia de Valladolid opened in 2003. It is a municipal museum built in the Vistaverde area, on the banks of the Pisuerga river, where the former flour mill “El Palero” stood. Part of that industrial complex was preserved to house the permanent exhibition. The architectural ensemble is the work of Enrique de Teresa and Rafael Moneo, with collaborators, and was conceived to be seen in motion and as a symbol of the city’s modernity.

The building combines the ceramic and brick façade of the former factory, a tower, a large lobby that connects all the spaces, a temporary exhibition room with a green sawtooth roof, a white concrete cube housing the planetarium dome, and an auditorium. Across the river, the Casa del Río is linked to the museum by a footbridge and explains river ecosystems, especially that of the Pisuerga.

The permanent exhibition spreads its contents across several floors: the lobby displays the first Renault 4 CV made in Valladolid in 1953, alongside a Formula 1 car and fragments of the Villalbeto meteorite; after that come rooms on energy, the neuron, the nervous system and mathematics. Since its opening the museum has had its own accessibility plan, “Ciencia con diferencia”.

Highlights

• First Renault 4 CV made in Valladolid (1953)
• Rooms on the neuron and on Pío del Río Hortega and the nervous system
• Permanent mathematics room “Malditas matemáticas… ¿o no?”
• Digital planetarium with projections and live sessions
• Casa del Río with aquariums and vivariums of the Pisuerga
• First periodic table in sign language

Permanent exhibitions

• Exposición permanente – Interactive rooms on energy, the neuron, the nervous system and mathematics, with singular pieces in the lobby, such as the first Renault 4 CV made in Valladolid.
• Casa del Río – Space across the Pisuerga with aquariums, vivariums and interactive modules on river ecosystems and the species of the river.
• Planetario – Digital projection room with audiovisual programmes about the Universe and live sessions led by astronomy specialists.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Valladolid

Visitors per year

approx. 121,846

Admission & discounts

The combined ticket includes the permanent exhibition, the temporary exhibitions and the Casa del Río. Offers cannot be combined. Any ticket entitles children aged 3 to 7 to free access to the Children’s Room while there is capacity. Payment can be made in cash or by card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description

The museum offers access ramps, accessible lifts, adapted toilets and a free loan service for wheelchairs and folding walking-stick seats. The planetarium, the auditorium and the reception counter have induction loops, and the auditorium has a wheelchair area. Signage uses pictograms and Braille. There is a general leaflet in Braille with raised plans, easy-read leaflets, tactile models of the Solar System and of the building, and the first periodic table in sign language. Some planetarium shows have versions with subtitles and audio description for groups with prior booking, and once a month an adapted session is scheduled for people with autism (“Espacio infinito”).

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

The Children’s Room is designed for children aged 3 to 7. The planetarium is for over-6s, with children’s sessions from age 3 and a programme for babies aged 6 months to 3 years. There are workshops for schoolchildren, a summer school and the programme “Aquí sí hay quien viva” at the Casa del Río.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Lockers

Ticket office service. A restaurant operates on the top floor of the tower. Eating and drinking are only permitted in the café and restaurant areas.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out spaces; enquiries should be addressed to espacios@museocienciavalladolid.es.

Plan your visit