Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe | |
 External view of the museum from the southeast | |
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| Established | 13 November 2000 |
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| Location | City of Arts and Sciences - Valencia, (Spain) |
| Type | Science museum |
| Curator | Generalitat Valenciana |
| Website | Museum website |
The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (Valencian: Museu de les Ciències Príncep Felip, Spanish: Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Anglicised as "Príncipe Felipe/Prince Philip Science Museum") is an important visitor attraction in Valencia, Spain. It forms part of the City of Arts and Sciences, and can be found at the end of Luis García Berlanga street. Its director is Spanish science writer and television personality, Manuel Toharia.
The building was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was built by a joint venture of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas and Necso.[1] It opened on 13 November 2000. It is over 40,000 square meters in area and resembles the skeleton of a whale.
Everything in the museum is graphically displayed[clarification needed]: recent exhibitions have included subjects as diverse as spy science, climate change, the human body and biometrics.
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Coordinates: 39°27′27.36″N 0°21′13.35″W / 39.4576000°N 0.3537083°W
- Santiago Calatrava structures
- Museums in Valencia
- Science museums in Spain
- Tourist attractions in Valencia
- Museums established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in Spain