The National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC) will celebrate its 255th anniversary on October 17 and 18 with a program of free activities aimed at all audiences, a commemoration that is part of the Science Quarter initiatives and recalls the founding of the Royal Cabinet of Natural History, origin of the current museum, on October 17, 1771, by King Carlos III.
In addition, on Sunday 18, admission to the museum will be free, an event that the center has been celebrating for five years as a way to share its legacy and bring its history, collections, and research work closer to the public.
A program designed for families and adult audiences
The deputy director of Communication and Scientific Culture of the MNCN, Pilar López García-Gallo, has highlighted the relevance of this anniversary and the focus of the program planned for this edition. “For all of us, it is a source of pride to be part of history as one of the oldest natural science museums in the world. We have been celebrating this anniversary with visitors for five years as a way to share this legacy and bring them closer to our history, collections, and research work. For this reason, we have prepared a program of activities designed for all audiences,” she emphasized.
Among the planned proposals are the installation of a portable scientific laboratory, the Curiosity Cube from the Merck group, micro-visits through the museum halls guided by volunteers from the Spanish Confederation of Third Age Classrooms (CEATE), a puppet show for the little ones, and a projection in an inflatable planetarium, among other activities.
Free activities, with reservation in some cases
All activities will be free, although some will require prior reservation. In addition, this same month tickets for activities aimed at the adult public will go on sale, as part of a program that seeks to combine scientific dissemination, citizen participation, and free access to the museum's facilities.
