News 2005

The astronaut Neil Armstrong visits the City of Arts and Sciences

L´Hemisfèric de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias proyecta la película "Rolling Stones at the Max"

L´Hemisfèric proyecta desde el 14 de julio al 15 de septiembre la película IMAX "Rolling Stones at the Max" todos los jueves, viernes y sábados a las 22.00 horas, y en el mes de agosto, también los domingos con el mismo horario. Con esta nueva proyección, se amplía la oferta que la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ofrece para este verano, especialmente en horario nocturno.

Five specimens of the Bull Ray join the Ocean Tunnel of the Oceanogràfic

Five specimens of the Bull Ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus), which belongs to the eagle ray family, have been included in the Ocean Tunnel of the Oceanogràfic of the City of the Arts and Sciences. The largest weighs 36 kilograms and with its wings extended has a total length of some 1.30 metres.

Presentación de la nueva película IMAX de L´Hemisfèric Rolling Stones at the Max

El Director General de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Jorge Vela, presenta mañana la nueva película IMAX de L´Hemisfèric de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ¿Rolling Stones at the Max¿, que se proyectará durante el verano, desde el 14 de julio hasta el 15 de septiembre.

The history of underwater exploration, today at ¿Tuesdays at L¿Oceanogràfic¿

The history of underwater exploration, today at “Tuesdays at L’Oceanogràfic” Today, Tuesday the 5th of July, the City of Arts and Sciences completes its “Tuesdays at L’Oceanogràfic” series with a lecture on “The History of diving from the Romans and into the future”, given by Juan A. Romero, Director of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, UK, and an independent film-maker who has worked on over fifty underwater documentaries.

From the 4th to the 8th of July the Science Museum hosts the 5th IT Campus, covering the latest innovations in Telemedicine and communication networks

From the 4th to the 8th of July the Science Museum hosts the 5th IT Campus, covering the latest innovations in Telemedicine and communication networks The regional secretary for Events and Projects, Luis Lobón, the vice-chancellor of the Universitat de Valencia, Vicente Cerverón, the Director of Campus TI, Alejandro Borges, and the academia director of the Network Course, Santiago Felici, today presented the fifth edition of the Science and Technology Summer School, IT Campus, which this year looks at the latest advances in telemedicine and communication networks.

International Symposium on Multiple Sclerosis, at the Science Museum, 26th-27th June

On the 26th and 27th June the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is hosting an International Symposium on new developments in knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis, bringing together over 200 specialists from countries including Italy, the UK, USA, the Czech Republic, Peru, Iceland and Spain, to study the latest advances in the biology and treatment of this disease.

¿Nocturnes¿ offers stargazing and music on summer nights at l´Hemisfèric

For the second year running, l´Hemisfèric at the City of Arts and Sciences is organising “Nocturnes”, planetarium sessions narrated by an astronomer that allows the public to enjoy stargazing and music on summer nights.

From the 4th to the 8th of July, the Science Museum hosts the 5th IT Campus Summer School

From the 4th to the 8th of July, the Science Museum will be hosting the 5th IT Campus Summer School, which this year will look at new technology in telemedicine in its course entitled Technology Applied to Health, as well as the latest developments in communication networks, with the course on Security in Wi-fi and Wimax networks.

Garbage concert at the City of the Arts and Sciences: request for authorisations

Francisca Ramón, Dolores Lozano and Javier Sáez, ¿Idea Prizes¿ in Social Sciences, Technology and Basic Sciences, respectively

The General Manager of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, the Director General of Research and Technology Transfer, Jesús Pastor, and the Chairman of the Jury of the Idea Prizes, Santiago Grisolía, today announced the winners of the 1st Idea Prizes awarded by the City of Arts and Sciences Foundation for young Valencian researchers. The award ceremony will be held next Tuesday, the 7th of June.

La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias anuncia los ganadores de la I Edición de los Premios Idea

Garbage, Sol Picó, music, dance and drama at the Eclèctic Festival in the City of Arts and Sciences

The new General Manager of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, today presented this year’s Eclèctic Festival, which for the fourth year running, will be held by the arts and science complex. The press conference was also attended by the Valencian choreographer Sol Picó, who will provide the opening act of the festival on Friday the 3rd of June with her show “Sense Present”

The City of Arts and Sciences helps to promote blood donation

Regional secretary for Events and Projects, Luis Lobón, the General Manager of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, the Director of the Valencia Region Transfusion Centre, Roberto Roig, and the Chairman of the Federation of Blood Donors of the Valencia Region, Manuel Martínez, today presented the partnership agreement between the City of Arts and Sciences and the Federation of Blood Donors of the Valencia Region.

The City of Arts and Sciences and El Corte Inglés strengthen their partnership on the first anniversary of the store¿s branch on Avenida de Francia

The General Manager of the City of Arts and Sciences, Jorge Vela, and the Branch Manager of El Corte Inglés on Avenida de Francia, José Ibáñez, today presented the partnering activities launched by the two organisations on the first anniversary of the store on Avenida de Francia. From the 27th of May to the 3rd of July, there will be a El Corte Inglés stand on the Calle Menor at the Science Museum and a City of Arts and Sciences stand at El Corte Inglés on Avenida de Francia with interactive games on the content of the complex and a screen with live images of the Dolphin House a L’Oceanogràfic.

The City of the Arts and Sciences will collaborate with the Federation of Blood Donors of the Region of Valencia

On 29 May the City of the Arts and Sciences hosts Sports Day

The regional secretary for Events and Projects, Luis Lobón, accompanied by the regional sports secretary, David Serra, and the sports councillor from Valencia town council, Cristóbal Grau, today presented “Sports Day”. This will be held next Sunday, 29 May, at the City of the Arts and Science in a day of events that will include exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations of various sporting disciplines.

Presentation of the events held jointly by the City of the Arts and Sciences and El Corte Inglés

On Sunday the 29th May, the City of Arts and Sciences celebrates Sports Day

The World Tourism Organisation presents the City of Arts and Sciences as an example of public investment for attracting city tourism

The World Tourism Organisation has put forward the City of Arts and Sciences as an example of investment made by public authorities to promote tourism in a city and encourage the arrival of international visitors. The complex was taking part in the seminar on “The Future of City Tourism in Europe”, held in Coimbra, Portugal, on the 19th and 20th of May as part of the 43rd meeting of the World Tourism Organisation Commission for Europe.