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SPACE AND TIME
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NURSING ROOM

DIDACTIC ROOMS SECURITY CONTROL

FIRST AID ROOM

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HERITAGE ROOM
NANO-PLANETARIUM TEMPORARY EXHIBITION:
BEYOND THE MOON.
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EXPLORING THE LIMITS
AUDITORIUM OF SPACE
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ROCKS GARDEN

TOGETHER, WE SHALL MAKE YOUR VISIT A SAFER ONE OPENING HOURS CONTACT
The use of masks is mandatory for people over 6 Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 -15:00 h Pintor Velázquez s/n
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 28100 Alcobendas, Madrid
Keep safe distance 11:00 - 19:00 h Telephone: +34 91 425 09 19
Use hand sanitizer
Information: infomuseo@muncyt.es
Lockers out of order CLOSED
Reservations: reservasmad@muncyt.es
Every Monday. 1 and 6 January. 1 and 15 May.
Limited capacity. Advance ticket sales 24, 25 and 31 December www.muncyt.es
One-way path
Picnic and gardens are closed
Respect the limitations of use of interactive elements

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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The MUNCYT is reopening its doors on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its
HERITAGE ROOM
creation.
This institution keeps a collection of historical scientific, technical and industrial heritage THEATRE
of more than 18,000 pieces dating mainly from the Middle Ages to the present day. In PRAXINOSCOPE (1880)
addition to exhibiting them, the Museum also aims to research and preserve them as The illusion of moving
images - and of cinema
well as disseminate their value and social importance. MUNCYT has three locations, itself - has one of its
Alcobendas, A Coruña and Madrid. In Alcobendas, more than 500 pieces are precedents in this optical
exhibited in its almost 3,000 m2 of exhibition space. toy. The strips with
drawings were reflected in
The current health reality has forced us to reduce educational spaces and interactive the rectangular mirrors of
elements so that, together, we can make your visit a safer one. the apparatus and, when
We recommend you not to miss these ten pieces belonging to the collection during turned, they were
your visit. visualized in motion.

ROMAN FEEDING LIVNG ROOM AUTOMOBILE (1966)

BOTTLE GRAMOPHONE (1910) Manufactured by the
(1st-2nd centuries AD) The Mammut company Italian company Abarth.
MUNCYT's Roman baby built this type of The car participated in
bottles are some of the equipment to be used in numerous competitions
oldest pieces in its large spaces such as both inside and outside
collection. It has two holes, dance halls, which was why Spain. It was imported by
one of which is larger so they had to have large the driver Antonio Castillo
that it can be covered and speakers to amplify the and donated to the
thus control the flow of sound reproduced. Museum by the Madrid
milk. City Council.

SPACE AND TIME

ASTROLABE (1630) ASTRONOMICAL CROSS-STAFF (1563)
Scientific instrument of CLOCK (1750) It is probably the most
great sophistication used Equipped with planisphe- relevant scientific
since the Middle Ages to re, lunar clock, buzzer and instrument in our
measure the height of the sound system. Its author, collection. It was used to
sun and the position of John Ellicott, received measure inaccessible
stars, among other uses. It numerous commissions distances based on the
comes from the Imperial from the Spanish Crown. triangulation method. It is
College of Madrid (17th The pair of this table clock, the only complete
century). with world map and cross-staff of its manufac-
calendar, is kept at the turer, Gualterius Arsenius,
Royal Palace in Madrid. preserved in the world.

CABINET AND INTERACTIVE ROOM

VOLTA BATTERY (1845) SOUND ANALYZER INTERACTIVE ROOM
Named after its inventor, (1890) Our outreach team will
Alessandro Volta, it This apparatus allows to help you to discover
produced an electroche- analyze the frequencies of scientific disciplines such
mical-type electric current. the compound sound that as physics, chemistry and
The voltaic column battery it receives by means of 14 acoustics in a playful way.
was the first source of resonators, that connected Observe the instructions
constant electricity. to gas lighters, allow to for use of the interactive
"visualize" in the mirror elements.
the vibration of the flame
corresponding to the
sound of each one.

THE HALLS AND ALSO...

HERITAGE ROOM
It includes areas related to microscopy, cinema, photography, medicine,
transport, communications, technological evolution and Spanish
innovation.
SPACE AND TIME
Area dedicated to the oldest and most historical collections of the
MUNCYT, linked to astronomy, time, navigation or topography
instruments.
CABINET AND INTERACTIVE ROOM
A large sample (166 pieces) of the kind of objects that made up a
cabinet of experimental sciences -mainly from the 19th century- and its
very varied scientific disciplines is exhibited.
Planetarium: equipped with a state-of-the-art digital projection system
for you to enjoy the Universe. Children's sessions, general public and
live Planetarium. Check the program
Didactic Rooms: Experimental workshops for families with children from
6 years old. Consult sessions on the web.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION: BEYOND THE MOON. EXPLORING THE
LIMITS OF SPACE
This exhibition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of man’s arrival on
the Moon and invites you to discover the future of scientific space
exploration.