News 2009

The Oceanográfico (Aquarium) of the City of Arts and Sciences starts its Summer School

More than forty birds born at the Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences

The Oceanográfico (Aquarium) at the City of Arts and Sciences has recorded the birth of more than forty birds over the last few months.

The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum shows the past and present of Spanish ecology

• Photographs, publications, and drawings in five explanatory modules to combine historical elements going back to 1857 with current research

The City of Arts and Sciences presents the book "The legacy of science - Ramón y Cajal"

Gerardo Camps stresses support for young researchers as an asset for the future

The Economic vice-president presided over the awarding of the V edition of the Idea Prizes

The researchers Vasiliki Mitsou, Federico Silla and Elena Martínez are the winners in the 5th edition of the Idea Awards

• Six of the nine Nobel prize winners that make up the City of Arts and Sciences’ Advisory Board will be attending the awards ceremony

Dr. Christopher German is giving a conference on hydrothermal exploration of the sea beds

Within the “Oceanográfico Tuesdays” cycle of the City of Arts and Sciences

The Science Museum is holding a meeting on neurobiology tomorrow

The latest discoveries in interneuron neurobiology are to be presented and discussed tomorrow, Tuesday 26th May, in the “Understanding Interneurons” day to be held in the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum. This will include cortical microcircuits, the regulation of inhibitory networks, the development of interneurons, and their role in neurological disorders.

The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences will be the permanent headquarters of the Polar Project

• On the World Biodiversity Day 450 schoolchildren took part in a show on Antarctica

The Oceanográfico and the Red Cross train volunteers in order to create a marine fauna assistance network

• The course will be held next Saturday, 23rd May, in the Red Sea Auditorium

From 27th July to 2nd August the City of Arts and Sciences is hosting the Campus Party

The Campus Party again returns to the City of the Arts and Sciences. This is one of the main novelties of its XIII edition, which will take place from 27th July to 2nd August.

The Oceanográfico of the City of Arts and Sciences opens its Summer School for the fifth year

Following the success of previous editions, the Oceanográfico (Aquarium) of the City of Arts and Sciences has organised its Summer School for the fifth year running. This initiative, which will be run next June and July in fourth sessions, is aimed at children  who have studied any Primary school’s academic year from September 2008 to June 2009.

Muestra Internacional de Cine Submarino 'Cinesub' hasta el domingo 17 de mayo

El Oceanogràfic de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias acoge a partir de hoy viernes día 15 y hasta el domingo, 17 de mayo, la muestra internacional de imagen submarina “CINESUB”, durante la que se van a proyectar documentales submarinos de los autores más reconocidos y galardonadas en Festivales Nacionales e Internacionales.

City of Arts and Sciences hosts Global Champions Tour this weekend

• The central and practice arenas are located in the Museum’s artificial lake area
• In the “Horse Garden”, there will be fun and educational horse-related activities for children.

The Valencian Government renews its support for the charity campaign "One toy, one dream"

• General Manager of Project Coordination José Luis Villanueva has signed a new partnership agreement with Fundación Crecer Jugando and RNE
• The City of Arts and Sciences is to be the new sponsor of the 10th campaign to kick off in November
• Over the next few weeks, 500,000 toys contributed during the 9th campaign will be sent to 22 countries

Doctors Hershko and LeDoux are awarded the 2009 Santiago Grisolía Chair Prizes

Each year these awards recognise the work of two researchers in the fields of Biomedicine and Neuroscience

For the fourth year in a row, the City of Arts and Sciences, Turismo Valencia (The Valencia Tourist Board) Convention Bureau, and ESIC award students from outside the Valencia Community Region with an end-of-course trip to Valencia

From 8th to 10th May the City of Arts and Sciences is hosting the Global Champion Tour, the most prestigious horse show-jumping circuit in the world

This competition is considered to be the Formula 1 of show-jumping, and while it is being held the City of Arts and Sciences’ buildings will remain open to the general public with their usual opening hours.

The Oceanográfico (Aquarium) is to hold the "CINESUB" underwater cinema event

• From 15th to 17th May, the documentaries that have won awards at the main national and international festivals will be shown.
• Conferences will also be held on matters related to underwater pictures and the world of the oceans.

The City of Arts and Sciences welcomes a total of 235,000 visitors over Easter

The City of Arts and Sciences has welcomed a total of 235,000 visitors over Easter. To be precise, 120,000 people visited the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, 34,000 spectators attended the projections of the Hemisfèric, and 81,000 visitors viewed the installations of the Oceanográfico.