Summer 2020: the best plans in the City of Arts and Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences offers the public a multitude of activities to make learning fun based on science, culture and nature

Safe Tourism Certified

The Museu de les Ciències opens to the public from 10am to 9pm. Both the Hemisfèric and the Museu de les Ciències have received the 'Safe Tourism Certified' seal created by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality (ICTE), which certifies the popular education complex as a safe place to visit.

In addition, the Hemisfèric is offering a varied program that includes up to six different documentaries on nature, adventure and astronomy.

The facilities of the Museu and the Hemisfèric have been adapted to guarantee the safety of visitors and staff with health and hygiene measures, protective barriers and signage to permit social distancing.

Panoramic views

The visitors to the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, for the first time, can enjoy visits to the cantilever of the Museu de les Ciències.

These visits, which are included in the tickets to the Museu de les Ciències have been opened up to groups of up to 30 people. This is the southern cantilever, the highest one and the one that looks out toward the Umbracle, from which spectacular panoramic views of the whole complex can be enjoyed, from the Hemisfèric, the Palau de les Arts, the Ágora and the lake area, in addition to the former riverbed of the Turia and the city.

Wild Nature and journeys to space in the Hemisfèric

The Hemisfèric’s program includes up to six different documentaries on nature, adventure and astronomy. From the first session, at 11am, to the last, scheduled for 8pm, the public can choose from the films ‘America Wild. National parks adventure’, 'Volcanoes', 'Secrets of the Universe', 'Walking with dinosaurs: prehistoric planet 3D", “Dream big” y 'Journey to space. Next stop: Mars'.

“America Wild. National parks adventure” tours some of the most famous nature parks of the United States. Dizzying canyons, mountain landscapes, ice and snow, lakes with crystal-clear water and forests of giant trees filmed in Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, National Glacier Park and the Everglades are some of the spectacular places shown in this Hemisfèric film. The IMAX film 'Volcanoes' tells the story of how Earth was formed and shows spectacular images, from an active volcano in Indonesia to the city of Pompeii.

The film 'Secrets of the Universe' introduces the public to particle physics with the Large Hadron Collider of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). 'Walking with dinosaurs: prehistoric planet 3D’, featuring computer-animated dinosaurs against real backgrounds, takes viewers to the Alaska of the Cretaceous through the story of two young Pachyrhinosauri (large herbivorous dinosaurs).

In 'Journey to Space. Next stop: Mars’ shows the challenges that NASA and the space industry must overcome to carry out future missions on Mars or to capture asteroids. ‘Dream Big’ offers a new perspective on engineering beyond mathematics and science with the goal of winning the hearts and minds of the next generation of engineers.  From the Great Wall of China and the highest buildings in the world to underwater robots, solar cars and intelligent cities, "Big Dream" uses a series of inspiring stories to show you the world hidden behind the most exciting inventions and structures in the world

The Hemisfèric will be closed from July 27th to 30th due to the installation of the new fulldome system

Kayaks and boats! Come and try all the activities we offer in our lakes 

Transparent kayaks and boats. Activity for all audiences that does not require training or special physical condition. Thanks to the original transparent kayaks for two people and the boats with a maximum capacity for six people you can spend a pleasant time in the lakes of the City of Arts and Sciences. Price per person: 2,5 euros for 10-minute fractions. You can purchase as many fractions of 10 minutes as you wish.

Schedule. Every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m*

The activities will be carried out whenever the weather conditions allow

 *Timetables can change

Boats and kayaks are properly disinfected after each use with approved and specific products for COVID-19. In addition, disinfectant gel is available to customers

Live experiments

The "Chemistry in action" and "Invisible science" workshops are special sessions of 'Science on Stage', which brings together the most amazing experiments from "Chemistry Magic", "Cold, cold", "aLUZina!" "Horror of the void" and "Red hot".

These activities are carried out in special rooms located on the ground floor of the Museu de les Ciències, which can be entered from the Calle Menor.

The "Chemistry in action" workshop (11:00am, 4:00pm and 7:00pm in room 1) is recommended for those 8 and older, while ‘Invisible science’ (12:00 noon and 5:30pm in room 2) has been designed for an audience 10 and older. 

In these activities, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult who must also buy a ticket. The price is 3.50 euros per workshop per person, not including the visit to the Museu de les Ciències.

The workshops are held in Spanish