Casa das Ciencias

Over het museum

The Casa de las Ciencias was created in 1983 by decision of the plenary of A Coruña City Council and was opened by the Spanish monarchs on 1 June 1985. It was the first of the three Museos Científicos Coruñeses (mc²), the municipal service that also includes the Domus and the Aquarium Finisterrae, and it is considered the first publicly owned interactive science centre in Spain. The museum concept was drafted by Ramón Núñez Centella, who directed the museum until 2008.

The museum occupies a former small palace in the Santa Margarida park, a building with an octagonal plan and a stone portico. A helical staircase in the centre connects all floors up to the dome, where the planetarium is, and a Foucault pendulum swings in the stairwell. The house follows the motto “prohibido no tocar” (“forbidden not to touch”).

The galleries contain physics modules to experiment with, an exhibition on pendulums and another on how the media report astronomy news. The planetarium has digital projectors and an analogue Zeiss projector, and offers live sessions and recorded programmes. In the outdoor park there are further pieces, such as a 1,500-kilo granite ball that can be moved with one hand.

Hoogtepunten

• Foucault pendulum in the central stairwell
• Planetarium with digital projectors and an analogue Zeiss projector
• “Física en acción” exhibition with interactive modules
• “Puro swing” exhibition with fifteen modules on pendulums
• Outdoor park with a 1,500-kilo granite ball

Vaste collectie

• Física en acción – Interactive modules on the first floor for experimenting with everyday physical phenomena.
• Puro swing – Fifteen interactive modules on the movement of pendulums, from the botafumeiro to pendulum clocks.
• La astronomía como te la cuentan – Exhibition on how the media report astronomy and astronautics news, organised into six areas.

Opgericht

1983

Beheerder

Concello da Coruña (Museos Científicos Coruñeses)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Local public holidays of A Coruña City Council, Día de la Ciencia en la Calle and Science Week (7 to 15 November 2026). The free planetarium session is booked online from 9:00 the day before.

Museum tickets and the planetarium supplement are bought at reception on the day of the visit. Free admission is also available to people with disabilities, children under 4, accredited teachers, tour guides, students of the University of A Coruña, accredited press and members of ICOM and several museum associations.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Step-free entrance and wheelchair access throughout the museum, with a lift and accessible toilets, according to the TUR4all accessibility report. Companion animals are not admitted, except guide dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

Interactive physics modules and planetarium sessions adapted by age (for example, ages 4 to 6, from 6 and from 10).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The Casa das Ciencias is at the top of the Santa Margarida park, which is reached from the Ronda de Nelle or the Avenida de Finisterre. Buses 6 and 6A connect the Casa das Ciencias with the Domus.

Service & horeca

Eating and drinking are not permitted in the exhibition galleries.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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