Casa de las Ciencias
Municipal science outreach centre in Logroño, in a former slaughterhouse beside the Ebro, with exhibitions, workshops and an experimental garden; free admission.
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Over het museum
The Casa de las Ciencias is a centre of the Logroño town council dedicated to promoting scientific and technological culture through exhibitions, lectures, workshops, courses, screenings, observations and demonstrations.
It occupies the former Matadero Municipal (municipal slaughterhouse), designed by the architect Luis Barrón in 1901, which began operating on 1 June 1911 and is considered one of the most interesting examples of industrial architecture in Logroño. It ceased to be a slaughterhouse in 1981 and, after several uses, was renovated at the end of the 1990s; the centre opened on 22 April 1999.
The building stands on the north bank of the Ebro, opposite the old town and between the Puente de Hierro and the Puente de Piedra. It has four temporary exhibition rooms on the ground floor (660 m² in total), and on the first floor a lecture hall for 100 people, three workshop classrooms and a documentation centre. The Jardín de las Ciencias, which is free to enter, allows visitors to experiment with sight, movement, sound and weather.
Hoogtepunten
- Free-access Science Garden with elements for experimenting with sight, sound and movement
- Four outreach exhibition rooms (660 m²)
- Replica of the dinosaur tracks from the Los Cayos site on the façade
- Former municipal slaughterhouse of 1910, renovated
- Free admission and free guided visits
Vaste collectie
- Jardín de las Ciencias – Free-access outdoor space with elements for experimenting with sight and movement, seven sound games, a weather station and a rock garden from La Rioja.
- Opgericht
- 1999
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Logroño
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free admission; guided visits are also free. Activities for school groups are free and are arranged in advance by phone.
Toegankelijkheid
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Doe- en voelstations
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig
Workshops and programmes for children, young people and schoolchildren, and a free-access experimental garden. Pushchairs and child seats are not allowed in the rooms; the centre lends baby carriers.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The building is on the north bank of the Ebro, in a landscaped area facing the old town, between the Puente de Hierro and the Puente de Piedra.
Route plannenService & horeca
Documentation centre with a library and computers with free internet access, open to holders of the reader's card of the La Rioja Library Network. Eating, drinking and smoking are not allowed in the rooms. Baby carriers are available for visitors.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Free guided tours of the exhibitions. Children must be accompanied by an adult, except in activities aimed at children. For safety reasons, pushchairs, child seats and other bulky objects may not be taken into the rooms. Schools arrange guided visits and workshops by phone. |
