Historico de noticias

• 25/12/07

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum hosts the exhibition "The Science of Spying"

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum hosts the Science of Spying exhibition until April 1st 2008. Children are invited to become spies for the day, to learn about their investigation and surveillance techniques and to even fight a secret organisation.

   

  
  
• 21/12/07

  The Cure start their Spanish tour on 5th March at the City of Arts and Sciences as part of the MTV Winter concert

  “The Cure” will head the list of singers in the first edition of MTV Winter concert, to be held on 5th March 2008 at the City of Arts and Sciences. It will be the first concert of the British band in their Spanish tour. Admission to the Valencia concert will be free of charge.

   

  
  
• 19/12/07

  The Science Museum introduces the exhibition: "Climate Change. Questions and Answers"

  The general director for Climate Change, Jorge Lamparero, and the director of Social Works at Caixa Catalunya, Miquel Perdiguer, today inaugurated the exhibition “Climate Change. Questions and Answers,” created by Caixa Catalunya Obra Social - Fundació Territori i Paisatge (Foundation for Territory and Landscape), which will remain in the Science Museum until 1st April 2008.

   

  
  
• 14/12/07

  The Simpsons, snowboard & sledge slopes, story telling, workshops and theatre in the City of Arts and Sciences

  The City of Arts and Sciences has programmed a series of special activities for the Christmas period that includes a wide range of leisure ideas such as workshops, story telling, snowboard and sledge slopes, an area dedicated to Formula 1, the presentation of Laura Gallego’s latest book with the author in person, a party based on the famous character Tintin, and the Oceanographic Park will be run along the theme of the Simpsons’ famous hometown, Springfield.

   

  
  
• 11/12/07

  Toharia emphasises the Science Museum´s "special sensitivity" to spreading knowledge about action against climate change

  The director of the Science Museum, Manuel Toharia, today expressed his “great satisfaction” at the announcement made yesterday by the President of the Generalitat (Valencian Regional Government), Francisco Camps, making the Museum the management centre for the new R & D technological park against climate change. Toharia considered this to be “a positive challenge and a great sign of confidence in the work carried out in the City of Arts and Sciences, where we also have a special sensitivity towards educating society in what must be known and done to alleviate climate change”.

   

  
  
• 07/12/07

  "Tu Regalo" ("Your Gift") Card from the City of Arts and Sciences, the perfect gift for this Christmas

  The City of Arts and Sciences is also offering the “Tu Regalo” card over the Christmas season to give friends and relatives the gift of a visit to the Prince Felipe Science Museum, the Hemisfèric and the Oceanographic Park on any day of the year.

   

  
  
• 05/12/07

  Jorge Vela: "We are putting on a quality presentation for the general public to celebrate this time of year in the City of Arts and Sciences"

  The general director of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, accompanied by the director of the Science Museum, Manuel Toharia, and the Director of the Oceanographic Park, Pablo Areitio, today presented the special programme that the educational centre has prepared for the Christmas festive season.

   

  
  
• 30/11/07

  The Oceanographic Park organizes the first course in endoscopy applied to marine mammals

  The Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences has organised the first course in endoscopy applied to marine mammals. This will bring together the most important specialists in the technique and will show the future possibilities that endoscopy provides as a diagnostic and therapeutic method.

   

  
  
• 20/11/07

  Arca del Mar, the Oceanográfico´s new facility for treating turtles and dolphins

  The Valencia Region today has the most up-to-date facilities in Spain for caring for turtles and dolphins, claimed the Regional Minister for the Environment, Water, Urban Planning and Housing, José Ramón García Antón, during the presentation of this new centre in the L’Oceanogràfic. He also added that this “represents, without a doubt, a landmark in the conservation of these threatened species of the Mediterranean”.

   

  
  
• 20/11/07

  The Hemisfèric shows off its new digital projection system for the first time with three new films

  The Hemisfèric of the City of Arts and Sciences will, tomorrow, be employing its new digital projection system for the first time on its full dome. Its programme will, therefore, be enriched as it now has two different projection systems for its 900 square metre concave screen: cinema in Imax dome grand format and the new digital projections.

   

  
  
• 19/11/07

  Experts to present new technology applications for dealing with gender violence

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is to host a symposium entitled “Gender Violence and New Technologies” on 26th November to coincide with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that will show how new technology applications can be used in tackling ill treatment.

   

  
  
• 15/11/07

  Science Museum to host the exhibition "Climate Change. Questions and Answers" from December

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is, from 19th December, to host the exhibition entitled “Climate Change. Questions and Answers”, organised by the Fundació Territori i Paisatge de la Obra Social de Caixa Catalunya , which seeks to respond, in a clear and direct way, to public concern on this issue.

   

  
  
• 16/11/2007

  El centro Escuelas Pías San Joaquín de Valencia disfrutan con la actividad "Dormir con Tiburones"

  Un total de 35 alumnos de quinto de primaria de Escuelas Pías San Joaquín de Valencia han pasado la noche en la torre de Océanos del Oceanográfico y conciliado el sueño rodeados de tiburones. El centro escolar resultó ganador del sorteo que la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias organizó para disfrutar de la actividad "Dormir con tiburones"
  entre todos los colegios que visitaron el complejo durante el curso 2006-2007"
  

  
  
• 10/11/07

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum celebrates its 7th anniversary with an open day conference

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is, next Tuesday 13th November, to celebrate its seventh anniversary. Entrance to its installations will, as a result, be free of charge. The second of the City of Arts and Sciences’ buildings to be opened to the public, it was built with the aim of arousing curiosity and the critical spirit by endeavouring to surprise and delight the public through the contents that it provides.

   

  
  
• 09/11/07

  The Oceanográfico puts on an exhibition on the ecological importance of coral

  The Oceanográfic of the City of Arts and Sciences is hosting, until 31st March 2008, an exhibition entitled “Corals, architects of the ocean”, in which, by means of graphic items and pieces of coral, it aims to raise awareness on the biological universe that gave rise to this zoological species, as well as the important role that corals play from an ecological view in ocean dynamics.

   

   

  
  
• 04/11/07

  International experts to discuss scientific advances in Reproductive Medicine

  From 8th to 10th November, the Principe Felipe Science Museum will be holding an International Symposium on Reproductive Medicine at which 200 doctors and researchers from all over the world will be discussing applied research in this field. This meeting has been organised by the Santiago Grisolía Chair of the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation in collaboration with the Valencia Infertility Institute.

   

  
  
• 01/11/07

  The City of Arts holds it´s Science Week

  The City of Arts and Sciences is hosting a programme of scientific awareness raising activities to celebrate Science Week 2007, a European initiative that seeks to bring Science closer to society and which, in the Valencia Region, is coordinated through the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation.

   

  
  
• 27/10/07

  Oceanográfico takes part in the 34th World Festival of Underwater Images

  The City of Arts and sciences’ Oceanográfico is taking part from last Wednesday, 24th October, in the 34th holding of the World festival of Underwater Images, which is held in the French city of Antibes and is regarded as the leader among the main events held of similar characteristics.

   

  
  
• 26/10/07

  Twinning of the City of Arts and Sciences with the Library of Alexandria

  The Regional Secretary for Education, Concha Gómez, encourages children to “accept science, as this is how to change the future. Science is very important because it changes the world and we all have to understand the role that it has played”.
  
  

  
  
• 25/10/07

  Villanueva underlines the Oceanográfico´s support to research and environmental conservation

  The general manager for Project Coordination, José Luis Villanueva, today stressed that the Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences “constitutes not only an entertainment centre but also a place which raises awareness on environmental conservation through educational activities and research”.

   

  
  
• 23/10/07

  La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias acoge del 22 al 24 de noviembre la primera edición del Valencia Advertising Summit & Intercontinental Advertising Cup

  La directora general de Promoción Institucional, Dora Ibars ha destacado, durante la presentación de la primera edición del Valencia Advertising Summit & Intercontinental Advertising Cup que Valencia será "la sede de la creatividad a nivel mundial ya que con estos encuentros, entramos en el calendario de los festivales de publicidad más importantes del mundo"

  
  
• 14/10/07

  More than 100,000 people visit the City of Arts and Sciences during the 9th October and Columbus Day long weekend holidays

  A total of 104,000 people visited the City of Arts and Sciences during the 9th October and Columbus Day long weekend holidays. 77 % of those visitors came from outside the Valencia Region and 27% of them were foreign tourists mainly from Italy, England and Germany. 50% were from other autonomous regions of Spain, in particular from Catalonia, Andalusia, and Madrid. The remaining 23% were Valencians.

   

  
  
• 12/10/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences presents ¿Rice Week¿

  During the week 15th to 21st October, the public who visit the City of Arts and Sciences will have the opportunity of taking part in “Rice Week”, an initiative that is aimed at raising awareness and displaying all the properties of Valencia’s most international product.

   

  
  
• 11/10/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences is to host the first MTV Winter musical event in February 2008

  It was announced today by the General Manager for Project Coordination, José Luis Villanueva, and the MTV representatives , Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, Managing Director of MTV South, and Raffaele Annechino, SVP General Manager Iberia that, for four days, the City of Arts and Sciences will be the venue for the MTV Winter music event, following the signing of an agreement between the educational complex and the television channel.

  
  
  

  
  
• 10/10/07

  The Oceanográfico is to take part in the European Week of the Shark with activities, workshops and educational talks

  The City of Arts and Sciences’ Oceanográfico has organised a wide programme of activities for the European Week of the Shark, to be held from 8th to 14th October in various European zoos and aquariums with the aim of supporting all kinds of initiatives directed at conserving these animals.

   

  
  
• 08/10/07

  The Hemisfèric installs a full dome digital projection system

  As from November the Hemisfèric of the City of the Arts and Sciences will include the most advanced full dome digital projection system currently available. This new kind of projection will allow viewers to immerse themselves in the world of astronomy and digital animation. As a result of the installation of this system, the Projection Hall of the Hemisfèric will be closed from 15 to 31 October.

   

  
  
• 05/10/07

  The City of the Arts and Sciences and La Caixa sign a collaboration agreement to sell tickets for the complex by means of the ServiCaixa system as from 2008

  
  
• 03/10/07

  Tomorrow the City of Arts and Sciences celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik´s launch

  Tomorrow, Thursday 4th October, is the fiftieth anniversary of the date when the Soviet Union put, for the first time in history, an unmanned artificial satellite, the Sputnik, into orbit around the earth. For this reason, the City of Arts and Sciences has organised a series of activities to commemorate that event.

   

  
  
• 29/09/07

  The Oceanográfico is collaborating in a follow-up programme on threatened cetaceans in the Mediterranean

  The City of Arts and Sciences’ Oceanográfico is today, Saturday 29th September, holding an Informative Conference aimed at volunteers who will be taking part from 19th October in a follow-up programme on whales, dolphins and other endangered species in the Mediterranean.

   

  
  
• 28/09/97

  "We look after your quality of life", a new exhibition on biomechanics at the Science Museum

  From Thursday 4th October , the Science Museum is hosting a new exhibition entitled “We look after your quality of life” that provides an opportunity for the public to find out about the most innovative technologies, products and services available for public health and welfare.

   

  
  
• 26/09/07

  "Oceanográfico Tuesdays" devotes its new season to climate change and its relationship with the oceans

  Oceanic dynamics, as a phenomenon responsible for climate change and the possible effects of that change on marine biodiversity and resources, both throughout the world and on a regional scale, in the case of the Mediterranean, will be the central theme of this fourth edition of “Oceanográfico Tuesdays” which, today, has been presented by the Oceanográfico’s management control director, Francisco Torner, accompanied by the CSIC (Spanish National Research Centre) research professor, Carlos Duarte, one of the world’s leading experts in this field, and who is also presenting a paper during this cycle of conferences.

   

  
  
• 20/09/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences´ Oceanográfico hosts the exhibition "Water: colours and reflections"

  
  
• 19/09/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences publishes the book entitled "The Legacy of Science. Jean Dausset"

  The City of Arts and Sciences has published a book entitled “The Legacy of Science. Jean Dausset", the second of a series of books devoted to the legacy of Nobel Prize-winners, an exhibition on whom can be seen on the second floor of the Science Museum, which in addition to the legacy of Dausset, contains those of Severo Ochoa and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

   

  
  
• 12/09/07

  Tomorrow the Science Museum facilitates observation of Jupiter

  Tomorrow, on Thursday 13th September, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is the venue for astronomical observation of the planet Jupiter. This activity is part of the fourth edition of the cycle “Astronomy in the museum 2007”, which includes lectures, workshops, and astronomical observations, all of which are free and provided in collaboration with the Valencia Astronomy Association (Asociación Valenciana de Astronomía, AVA).

   

  
  
• 11/09/07

  The Hemisféric releases in Spain the IMAX production "The Alps"

  As from Friday 14th September, the Hemisfèric of the City of the Arts and Sciences will include in its programme the IMAX film “The Alps”. This will be the Spanish première of this production, which relates John Harlin’s ascent of the north face of the Eiger, one of the world’s most famous peaks and known to climbers for its unpredictable weather conditions and its fragile stone, which may cause fatal landslides. Indeed, in 1966 John Harlin’s father died during his climb of this legendary mountain.

   

  
  
• 10/09/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences presents its educational offers for the 2007/2008 academic year

  From 3rd to 28th September, the City of Arts and Sciences is carrying out a series of activities aimed at educational centres in the Comunidad Valenciana and neighbouring provinces with the aim of promoting all its educational provisions to teaching staff for the 2007/2008 academic year.

   

  
  
• 07/09/07

  A common seal is born at the Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences

  The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences has a new attraction within its installations. It is a common or harbour seal, the third of that species to be born in the aquarium devoted to temperate seas, following the birth in 2003 and 2005 of the first common seal pups.

   

  
  
• 03/09/07

  Science Museum organises a course entitled "How to motivate students through attractive scientific activities"

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum has jointly, with the Polytechnic University of Valencia and CEFIRE of Valencia, organised a course aimed at secondary school teachers working in the fields of Natural Sciences, Physics and Chemistry, and Technology on how to motivate students through attractive scientific activities. The course is due to begin on 5th September.

   

  
  
• 04/09/07

  International experts to debate the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of hyperamonemia and hepatic encephalopathy

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is to host, from 9th to 11th September, the International symposium on Hyperamonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy at which around one hundred experts will be present. Among the participants are leading researchers who are investigating the molecular bases of hepatic encephalopathy and those who are proposing or applying new clinical treatments.

   

  
  
• 03/09/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences has received visits from 1,580,000 tourists over the summer months

  During the months of June, July and August, the City of Arts and Sciences welcomed 1,580,000 tourists, “beating all the records of last year, not only in the complex as a whole, with 180,000 more visitors, but in each of the different areas of the City of Arts and Sciences” stressed the deputy vice-president of the Regional government and Regional Minister for the Economy, Inland Revenue and Employment, Gerardo Camps.

  
  

  
  
• 27/08/07

  The Oceanográfico to host a private showing of the film 'Shark Bait'

  The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences is to hold a private showing of the cartoon film “Shark Bait” next Saturday at 12 a.m. The film tells the story of a little fish called Chip who, after losing everything, decides to travel to an exotic reef and sets out on an adventure that will change the life of all the reef’s inhabitants.

   

  
  
• 24/08/07

  The Museum hosts the exhibition: 'Shattered dreams: caught in a vicious circle in Colombia'

  From today, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is hosting the exhibition: “Shattered dreams: caught in a vicious circle in Colombia”, an exhibition mounted by the international, medical-humanitarian organisation, Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF). The exhibition shows, through a collection of images, children's drawings and audiovisual testimonies, the effects that the conflict experienced by this South American country is having on the mental and physical health of the civilian population.

   

  
  
• 11/08/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences: the tourist site most people intend visiting

  The City of Arts and Sciences is the tourist site that most Spanish people have the intention of visiting according to a survey carried out in 2006 that concluded that this cultural promotion centre has the greatest market potential amongst all the large scale tourism, culture and leisure sites, two thirds of all Spaniards expressly stating their intention of visiting it.

   

  
  
• 07/08/07

  G. Camps: "The CAC increased its economic profitability by 11.8% in 2006 and maintained and generated 46,114 jobs"

  The economic vice-president and president of the CAC Board of Directors, Gerardo Camps, stated that “the City of Arts and Sciences increased its economic profitability by 11.8% and maintained and generated 46,114 jobs in 2006.”  In keeping with this, Gerardo Camps, remarked that “the annual study drawn up by the IVIE shows another year of high economic and social profitability for the CAC.”

  
  

  
  
• 06/08/07

  G. Camps: "This agreement will allow for culture and leisure to be promoted in the Valencian Community region without losing respect for the environment"

  The vice-president of Economy and president of the CACSA Board of Directors, Gerardo Camps, pointed out that with the agreement between the City of Arts and Sciences and Benidorm Town Council an attempt is being made to promote culture and leisure in the Valencian Community Region without losing respect for the environment”.

   

  
  
• 03/08/07

  The Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences sets up the activity "Animalia Passport"

  The Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences is starting up, as of next 11th August, “Animalia Passport”, an initiative designed to spread the message of conservation of the planet’s seas, oceans and animals, through an activity involving proximity and interaction with dolphins and sea lions.

   

  
  
• 03/08/07

  Gerardo Camps announces that the Oceanographic Park will have two Orcas

  The vice-president of Economy and president of the CACSA Administration Council, Gerardo Camps, announced during his visit to the Marineland park that the Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences “will have two Orca specimens as of next year on its premises, one of the most modern in Europe”.

   

  
  
• 26/07/07

  Tiger Nut Week has featured a children´s workshop in which youngsters have learnt to make drinks using tiger nut milk and original desserts with Valencia tiger nuts.

  Until Sunday 29 July the City of the Arts and Sciences is holding a week devoted to Tiger Nut Milk, which has been organised in collaboration with the Regulatory Council of the Valencia Tiger Nut Milk Mark of Origin. “Tiger nut milk in four textures”, ”Thickened tiger nut milk in Kataifi with a sauce of honey, orange blossom, and dates”, and “Bread fried in batter and cold tiger nut cream” were the dishes produced by Amparo Raga, the teacher from the Valencia Tourist Centre.

   

  
  
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  The City of Arts and Sciences is to offer the "Your Gift" Card

  The City of Arts and Sciences is to offer  “Your Gift” ("Tu Regalo") card on sale to give friends or relations the gift of a visit to the Prince Felipe Science Museum, the Hemisphere and the Oceanographic Park any day of the year. It can be bought either for adults or children (with two kinds, adult price and reduced price).

   

  
  
• 18/07/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences holds "Horchata Week"

  The City of Arts and Sciences has organised an Horchata Week from 23rd to 29th July, where the public will have the opportunity to find out about all the nutritional properties of this foodstuff, its history, the areas of the Mediterranean in which it is produced and consumed , as well as the different ways of preparing it through workshops, courses and demonstrations. There will also be an exhibition with information on how tiger nuts are cultivated.

   

  
  
• 17/07/07

  The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences to remain open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. until 31st August

  “Oceanográfico Nights” includes a night-time session at the Dolphinarium at 10.30 p.m. where a synchronised swimming team made up of six swimmers will be accompanied in their routine by dolphins together with images and music exclusively composed for this show.

   

  
  
• 11/07/07

  The jaw of the dolphin pup stranded on the Oliva Beach on 9 July and then transferred to the Oceanográfico has been broken in two places

  According to the centre’s veterinary team, it is hard to predict the medium- and long-term evolution of the animal. However, the double fracture in the dolphin’s jaw and the fact that it is difficult for such young pups to recover does not leave much room for optimism.

   

  
  
• 05/07/07

  Morcheeba, Macaco, María Pagés, street theatre and dance at the sixth Eclèctic Festival

  This free event at the City of Arts and Sciences gets under way on 13th July with a show featuring the dancer and choreographer, María Pagés

   

  
  
• 03/07/07

  The Oceanographic Park´s night time exhibitions synchronised swimming team rehearse with the dolphins

  The synchronised swimming team that is to take part in the night time exhibitions in the Oceanographic Park’s Dolphinarium today rehearsed with the dolphins. From 17th July to 31st August, the six swimmers will be putting on a demonstration at 22:30 within the “Oceanographic Nights” programme. In the demonstrations they will combine their exercises with the dolphins, with a projection of images and music composed exclusively for this exhibition.

   

  
  
• 29/06/07

  The children in The Oceanographic Park´s Summer School spend the night among sharks

  The children from 6 to 12 years old participating in the Oceanographic Park’s Summer School this week had the opportunity to spend last night in the “Oceans” tower and experience the feeling of sleeping among sharks. After taking part in a games contest yesterday and participating in workshops and different activities, they fell asleep with thousands of fish and sharks swimming above their heads. The Oceanographic Park’s Summer School, which nearly 200 children have enrolled in, will continue from the 2nd until 6th July, and from 19th to 13th July.

   

  
  
• 29/06/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences offers a new service of guided visits to the complex.

  The City of Arts and Sciences has introduced a new service of guided visits aimed at the general public, in which a panoramic route will be followed through certain points inside and outside the complex buildings in five languages: Spanish, Valencian, English, French or German.

   

  
  
• 28/06/07

  The children participating in the Oceanographic Park¿s Summer School go scuba diving

  Children aged between 6 and 12 participating in the Oceanographic Park’s Summer School this week took part in scuba diving, discovering what it feels like to breathe underwater like true scuba divers.

   

  
  
• 25/06/07

  The Oceanográfico of the City of the Arts and Sciences starts its summer school

  On Monday 25 June the third edition of the summer school run by the Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences begins. Its activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 and will be held during the months of June and July. For five days some 70 children will be immersed in the marine world accompanied by qualified group leaders, with whom they will discover new experiences in the form of games and workshops.

   

  
  
• 22/06/07

  The Oceanographic Park introduces 15 specimens of ocean sunfish into its premises

  The Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences has received 15 specimens of ocean sunfish on its premises. This species can be seen in the Oceans tank sharing the space with sharks, rays, sawfish and large shoals of bonito.

   

  
  
• 19/06/07

  The Regional Minister for Economy, the Treasury and Employment, and president of CACSA¿s Administration Council, Gerardo Camps, presides over the awards ceremony of the 3rd Edition of Premios Idea (Idea Awards)

  The councillor for Economy, the Treasury and Employment, and president of CACSA’s Administration Council, Gerardo Camps, presided over the awards ceremony of the 3rd Edition of Premios Idea, which are given by the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation.

   

  
  
• 15/06/07

  Daniel J.H. Errandonea and José Ramón Galán, winners of the 3rd 'Idea Awards'

  Daniel J.H. Errandonea and José Ramón Galán Mascarós have won the 3rd Idea Awards competition organised by the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation in the categories of Basic Sciences and Technologies respectively. The awards for the categories of Social Sciences and Communication, Arts and Humanities remain vacant.

  
  
  

  
  
• 15/06/07

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum adds two theatre plays on the world of sailing to its programme

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum has incorporated two plays, aimed at the general public, into its programme of events. The plays, which will be showing until 15th July, are based on the world of sailing and have been created through collaboration between educators, scientists and actors.

   

  
  
• 12/06/07

  Demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and play areas for different sporting disciplines on Sports Day

  The general director of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, and the general director for Sports, Enrique Sarasol, today presented the third edition of Sports Day, which will be held next Sunday, 17th June. This is a totally free event with free access that will take place from 11:00 to 19:00.

   

  
  
• 30/05/07

  Climatic change, geological risks, and renewable energies are featured in the CAC Environment Week lectures

  The City of the Arts and Sciences has organised a week of events that will be held between 4 and 10 June on the occasion of International Environment Day. Themes include raising awareness of nature, giving advice on the use of natural resources, and explaining what the City of the Arts and Sciences is doing in its commitment to the environment.

   

   

  
  
• 21/05/07

  Jellyfish, sea horses and sea dragons join the biological collection of the Oceanografico

  Four aquariums devoted to jellyfish, seahorses and sea dragons make up the new installation of the Oceanográfico at the City of Arts and Sciences. This exhibition aims not only to exhibit these species, but also to transmit the conservation message, especially for seahorses that are exposed to threats from direct exploitation and accidental capture through non-selective fishing techniques and, above all, as a result of the degradation of their habitat.

   

  
  
• 08/05/07

  The Oceanográfico to take part in a study on automatic beluga whale detection techniques in Norway

  The Oceanográfico’s research team at the City of Arts and Science, in collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute, will be taking part, from today until 17th May, in a study on the Svalbard islands (Norway) to test automatic beluga whale detection techniques. These will enable experts to identify the presence of these cetaceans by analysing the sounds they make and so establish measures for their conservation.

   

  
  
• 03/05/07

  The councillor for Economy, Treasury and Employment signs the agreement for cooperation between the City of Arts and Sciences and the Crecer Jugando Foundation

  The councillor for Economy, Treasury and Employment, Gerardo Camps, stated that the “challenge of the campaign “One toy, one hope” for next year lies in manufacturing one and a half million toys such that they can reach 500,000 children around the world”. Gerardo Camps made these declarations during the signing of the agreement for cooperation subscribed to this morning in the Alicante town of Ibi, with the president of the “Crecer Jugando” foundation, José Antonio Pastor, to start up the 8th edition of the “One toy, one hope” solidarity campaign that the City of Arts and Sciences has sponsored from the beginning.

   

  
  
• 03/05/07

  The Oceanographic Park of the City of Arts and Sciences opens its Summer School for the third year

  The Oceanographic park of the City of Arts and Sciences is organising its Summer School for the third year running, aimed at children between 6 and 12 years of age, for the coming months of June and July. The main aim of this Summer School is to encourage new attitudes among the group and learning through fun. For five days, the children will be submerged in the marine world accompanied by qualified monitors, through games and workshops.

   

  
  
• 02/05/07

  Researchers at the Oceanográfico study the auditory sensitivity of Beluga Whales

  The Oceanográfico’s research team at the City of Arts and Sciences is undertaking a scientific study, in collaboration with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology of the United States, to measure the hearing ability of beluga whales using electro-physiological methods, a study that will enable scientists to define the sounds that these animals hear best under the water.

   

  
  
• 28/04/07

  Doctors Neher and Morris receive the Santiago Grisolía Chair 2007 Award

  Doctors Erwin Neher, of the Department of Membrane Biophysics at the Max-Planck Institute in Göttingen, Germany, and Richard G.M. Morris, of the Research Centre into Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, have received the Santiago Grisolía Chair 2007 Awards, organised by the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation.

   

  
  
• 26/04/07

  Diploma award ceremony for Valencian schools selected for the final of the INTA competition "Space in daily life"

  
  
• 23/04/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences commemorates International Book Day

  On the occasion of ‘International Book Day’, the City of  Arts and Sciences celebrated today an intensive day of events with didactic workshops and the start of a reading chain or bookcrossing system throughout the city of Valencia.

   

  
  
• 20/04/07

  A didactic workshop on books and a reading chain to celebrate International Book Day in the City of Arts and Sciences

  Next Monday, 23 April, will be International Book Day. This event is promoted by the UNESCO with the aim of commemorating books and encouraging culture and the protection of intellectual property by means of copyright. Because of this, the City of Arts and Sciences takes part in this international event with an entire day devoted to the reading of great literary stories and to their authors.

   

  
  
• 06/04/07

  The Oceanographic opens a new installation with jellyfish, seahorses and sea dragons

  The Oceanográfico has opened a new installation, within the Temperate Zone, consisting of four aquariums devoted to jellyfish, seahorses and sea dragons. This is a new exhibition that the public will be able to visit during the Holy Week and Easter festivals, sponsored by Caja Duero through the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation.

   

  
  
• 02/04/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences holds the International Children¿s Book Day

  To mark the “International Children’s Book Day”, which commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the writer Hans Christian Andersen, the City of Arts and Sciences organised a day devoted to the reading of tales and stories for children with workshops, story swapping and a reading marathon.

   

  
  
• 29/03/07

  Tendencies in Swiss design in the Prince Felipe Science Museum

  The Prince Felipe Science Museum is holding the exhibition “Swiss Design Now” as of 1st May, a display that presents current tendencies in Swiss design by young promises and established designers, as well as important Swiss companies that are characterised by their quality and the design of their products.

   

  
  
• 23/03/07

  International experts present the latest advances in reproduction in oncological patients

  The Prince Felipe Science Museum holds the International Symposium on Cancer and Reproduction from 25th to 27th March, organized by the Chair Santiago Grisolía, City of Arts and Sciences Foundation, in cooperation with the local government’s Health Department. This event will bring together the main world experts in preservation of fertility, who will give an up-to-date view of the reproductive problems that affect oncological patients, and how to tackle them.

   

  
  
• 21/03/07

  The Oceanographic exhibits a photographic display of Phytoplankton

  The Oceanographic of the City of Arts and Sciences has incorporated a new exhibition today into its programme, “The Microscopic Sea”: a display that contains microphotographs of phytoplankton obtained using the SEM Hitachi S-4100 of the Electronic Microscope Service of the University of Valencia.

   

  
  
• 13/03/07

  The Fallera Mayor of Valencia and her Court of Honour visit "Titanic The Exhibition"

  The Fallera Mayor* of Valencia (*Fallas’ lady of honour named each year), Marta Reglero, accompanied by her Court of Honour, visited “Titanic The Exhibition”, the new exhibition incorporated into the City of Arts and Sciences last 1st March within the Prince Felipe Science Museum’s programme. Marta and her Court of Honour looked around the lower floor of the “Umbracle” (shaded walkway) where the display is located. It is the largest exhibition set up to date about the history of the mythical ship.

   

  
  
• 12/03/07

  Experts create a community of knowledge to provide solutions for the conservation of belugas

  For the first time, all the international scientists specialising in belugas have met for three days in the Oceanographic park. The global agenda for work drawn up during the meeting contains the main lines of action for the coming years.

   

  
  
• 12/03/07

  Pablo Areitio named new director of the Oceanographic park

  Pablo Areitio Toledo, Technical Director of Biology at the Oceanographic park of the City of Arts and Sciences since 2002, has today been named director of the Oceanographic park, substituting Juan José de Torres. Since his arrival at this Centre in 2002, he has been involved in setting up and establishing its animal population, coordinating the areas of marine mammals, fish, veterinary matters and research.

   

  
  
• 09/03/07

  International experts debate measures to protect belugas and the effects of climate change in the Arctic

  The Oceanographic park of the City of Arts and Sciences is holding from today until next Sunday, 11th March, the first meeting of international experts on belugas. They will analyse the main topics for the conservation and protection of this species, as well as the effects of climate change on these cetaceans and thus by extension the effects on the Arctic ecosystem.

   

  
  
• 02/03/07

  International scientific experts on Beluga whales meet for the first time at the Oceanográfico

  The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences has organised, from 9th to 11th March, the 1st International Workshop on Beluga Whale Research, at which world scientists specialising in the study of beluga whales will be meeting for the first time and in which representatives of all the arctic countries (U.S.A., Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark and Island) will be taking part. The meeting will focus on themes concerning beluga whales held in aquariums throughout the world, especially in Japan, Canada and the U.S.A. and representatives of native Eskimo communities from the arctic regions of Alaska and Canada will also be attending.

   

  
  
• 28/02/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences recreates the history of the Titanic through original objects, images and documents

  From today, the City of Arts and Sciences is recreating the history of the Titanic in an exhibition that presents original objects, images and documents in the largest exhibition so far mounted in these installations. Created by Titanic Centenary 2012, it will be located in the basement of the L’Umbracle until 30th March 2008.

   

  
  
• 23/02/07

  Chocolate World Exhibition, chocolate therapy and children`s workshops at the City of Arts and Sciences

  The City of Arts and Sciences is continuing throughout the weekend to celebrate “Chocolate Week”. To do so, various activities and workshops have been prepared with chocolate, its history and his culinary, nutritional and therapeutic applications as the central theme. The workshop “The science of chocolate. Is it necessary to understand science in order to eat chocolate?” will be held today Friday 23rd February, fro 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

   

  
  
• 22/02/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences will, for the first time, exhibit the 1910 Brush D-24 car, which the Titanic was to have transported on its return voyage to Europe

  The City of Arts and Sciences is to exhibit for the first time, the automobile that the Titanic was to load in New York to take to London for its presentation in Europe. The car was the 1910 Brush D-24, that is to form part of “Titanic. The Exhibition” , which will officially open to the public on 1st March and which will recreate the history of that legendary ship through original objects, images and documents.

   

  
  
• 18/02/07

  The Science Museum organises a cycle of astronomic activities for the fourth year running

  The Science Museum Príncipe Felipe has organised, following the success in participation and approval by the public achieved over the three previous years, another edition of “Astronomy at the Museum 2007” for the fourth year running, which consists of a cycle of conferences, workshops and astronomic observations completely free of charge in collaboration with the Valencia Astronomy Association (AVA).

   

  
  
• 17/02/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences holds Chocolate Week

  The City of Arts and Sciences has organised a “Chocolate week” for 19th to 25th February where the participants can find out more about this product, its history, the ways of cooking it, its nutritional properties, its applications in the field of health and the different ways of making it, through activities such as workshops, sampling sessions and an exhibition on chocolate.

   

  
  
• 16/02/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences and Tourism Valencia award schoolchildren with an end-of-school trip to Valencia

  IES Río de los Granados de Guarroman de Jaén, has won the competition “Destination Valencia Course 05/06” (www.destinovalencia.com), organised by the City of Arts and Sciences and Tourism Valencia. The prize consists of an end-of-school trip to Valencia for 30 individuals from 13th to 16th April including, among other things, a guided tour to the historical centre of the city and admission to the City of Arts and Sciences.

   

  
  
• 15/02/07

  The Olympic Museum of Lausanne puts on an exhibition of the new sport technologies at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum

  The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is hosting the Olympic Museum of Lausanne’s exhibition “The materials of success”, in which the application of new technologies in sports equipment materials and the benefits of these applications to the performance of sportsmen and women are analysed and the characteristics of the new materials employed are explained.

   

  
  
• 14/02/07

  The Oceanografico celebrates its fourth anniversary with a live videoconference with the Antarctic

  The Oceanografico of the City of Arts and Sciences is today celebrating its fourth anniversary and to do so it has organised a videoconference with the Antarctic in which the Head of the Veterinary Service of the Oceanográfico, Daniel García, who since January has been at the Antarctic base of “Gabriel de Castilla” on Deception Island, collaborating with the Army’s Antarctic Campaign research into parasites in marine mammals.

   

  
  
• 10/02/07

  National media interest in the McLaren presentation represents an economic impact of around 7.5 million euros

  The national media coverage at the world presentation of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2007-2008 race team at the City of Arts and Sciences, attended by the two-time Formula 1 champion, Fernando Alonso, represents an economic quantity amounting to around 7.5 million euros, with an audience in Spain alone of 88.65 million spectators of national television channels, 81.43 million readers of national newspapers and 17.92 million listeners to national radio programmes.

  
  
• 08/02/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences receives the FEVEC-AVEA 2006 award for urban development.

  The City of Arts and Sciences has received the Special Prize for Urban Development awarded by the Valencia Federation of Construction Entrepreneurs (FEVEC) for its “ huge impact on the overall image of the city and on its international projection” as well as for its important effect on the urban development of the city”. The General Director of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, received the award from the Regional Minister for Territory and Housing, Esteban González Pons.

   

  
  
• 07/02/07

  García-Argüelles emphasises the success of the VII ¿One toy, one dream¿ campaign

  The General Manager for Project Coordination, Pilar García-Argüelles, and the campaign organisers, Radio Nacional de España and the Crecer Jugando Foundation, have today been received at the Zarzuela Palace by Princess Elena who holds the Honorary Presidency of the “One toy, one dream” campaign, a campaign that The City of Arts and Sciences has sponsored since its very beginning.

   

  
  
• 04/02/07

  International experts to discuss scientific advances in the field of Proteomics from 10th to 14th February at the Science Museum

  The keynote speech of the 2002 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry, John B. Fenn, is to inaugurate the meeting, in which 300 specialists and students in the field of Proteomics will be taking part and that is organised by the Santiago Grisolia Professorship and the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation in collaboration with the Spanish Proteomics Society.

  
  
• 31/01/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences establishes itself as one of the main tourist attractions at FITUR 2007

  The City of Arts and Sciences stood out at the International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2007, for being one of the leading tourist attractions. It receives millions of visitors every year and has managed to go beyond seasonal tourism by complementing its traditional tourist attractions and has now become an international reference point for cultural tourism, thus providing an excellent image for promoting the Comunidad Valenciana to the outside world.

  
  
• 25/01/07

  Science Museum to offer a new Science on Stage workshop with latest generation robots

  The director of the Science Museum, Manuel Toharia, today presented “Robots”, the new workshop dedicated to artificial intelligence that enables spectators to discover, through directly manipulating robots, the importance of robotics and its present day applications. This new workshop forms part of “Science on Stage”, a set of interactive demonstrations and live scientific experiments that are undertaken at the Museum with public participation.

  
  
• 19/01/07

  The City of Arts and Sciences receives the Mucho Viaje 2006 Award for the Best Tourism Promotion

  The efforts of The City of Arts and Sciences have been recognised by receiving the award for the Best Tourism Promotion at the MuchoViaje Awards ceremony. The Regional Secretary for Events and Projects, Luis Lobón, went to the awards ceremony in Madrid to receive this award, granted to the City of Arts and Sciences for its constant efforts to raise awareness of Valencia and its own attractions as a tourist destination.

   

  
  
• 17/01/07

  The biologist Lynn Margulis to give a conference on the Evolution of Life in the Oceans at the Science Museum

  Lynn Margulis, a University Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and co-director of the department of Planetary Biology at NASA will tomorrow deliver a public speech on the Evolution of Life in the Oceans at the Science Museum.

  
  
• 10/01/07

  World presentation of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes race team at the City of Arts and Sciences with Fernando Alonso

  Gerardo Camps: “Before, great events took place far away: now they take place in the Valencia Region”.
  
  · The Valencia Regional Government invites all Valencians and visitors to enjoy this Formula 1 exhibition, free-of-charge, as they will be able to see this great event from the streets surrounding the City of Arts and Sciences.
  · Six giant screens to be erected to watch the drivers’ exhibition live.
  

  
  
• 08/01/07

  Almost 200,000 people enjoyed the leisure attractions organised by the City of Arts and Sciences over the Christmas period

  Almost 200,000 people enjoyed the leisure attractions organised by the City of Arts and Sciences over the Christmas period. More specifically, more than 150,000 people visited CAC buildings. The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum received around 95,000 visitors, the Oceanográfico more than 40,000 and the Hemisfèric around 16,000 spectators. Moreover, during the holding of the Christmas Festival, now in its sixth year, there was a wide programme of activities. The City of Arts and Sciences received more than 30,000 people. More than 10,000 people enjoyed the skating rink that was installed on the Science Museum’s lake until today, 7th January.