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PLACES TO VISIT Museums Science Museum (Museu da Ciência)
PLACES TO VISIT Museums Science Museum (Museu da Ciência)
| Science Museum (Museu da Ciência) |
 In this space it is possible to get to know collections of scientific instruments of the University of Coimbra, as well as to conduct several experiments and activities that seek to involve the visitors. The Museum of Science was distinguished by the Portuguese Association of Museology (APOM) with the awards for Best Educational Service and Best Multimedia Management Application, prizes that recognize the quality of the educational and interactive activities, as well as the project for Digital Museum, the largest database on scientific instruments and objects of natural history and ethnography of the country. The Physics, Zoology, Mineralogy and Botany museums have been integrated in the Museum of Science of the University of Coimbra as galleries. Permanent Exhibitions PHYSICS GALLERY In addition to the Chemistry Laboratory, one can also visit the eighteenth-century Physics Office. Its collection is one of the most remarkable in the world and it is located in a unique and characteristic environment of the eighteenth century. Make a journey to the Physics world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and get to know some of the most fascinating discoveries of science. MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY GALLERY This gallery, probably the oldest of its kind to be formally founded in Europe, has a collection of 5,600 species. This nucleus, a Section of the Museum of Natural History and neighboring the Zoology Museum, consists of a set of exhibition areas, where the José Bonifácio d’Andrade e Silva Gallery has particular interest, comprising minerals from all over the world, notably an 800- specimen collection, including precious gems organized according to the classifications of Strunz and Dana. The Paul Choffat Room (Geological Cartography) presents different types of scales of cartographic representations of the national territory, being of particular interest the relief maps of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as the support equipment for geological cartography. The Carlos Ribeiro Room (Rock Solid Portugal) comprises samples of the main national rocks, along with the representations of their use in everyday life objects. Furthermore, the gallery also offers – in the hallway leading to the overseas gallery – the representation through fossil record of the main stages of life on earth over the last 600 million years. ZOOLOGY GALLERY This gallery boasts rich and varied collections that include species from almost all zoological groups. Dating back to the eighteenth century, this museological nucleus is connected to the creation of the Faculty of Philosophy. With the development of zoology and other sciences, the masters of the time organized offices of collections of Natural History (zoology, botany, mineralogy, and geology) that supported practical teaching and research. With the evolution of scientific research, especially regarding the study of the fauna of Portugal and former Portuguese colonies, the assets of this gallery were enriched with collections of species of different zoological groups. BOTANY GALLERY This gallery boasts a diversified collection, including various plant specimens, didactic models demonstrating the diversity of the shape and structure of plants, artifacts of plant origin, fossils, and scientific instruments. In the permanent exhibition, “Plants and us”, one learns that, in addition to being present in our food, plants are constantly present in our daily life. Hours Chemistry Laboratory: Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00am/6:00pm Physics Gallery: Tuesday to Friday – 10:00am/6:00pm Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays – 2:00pm/6:00pm Zoology Gallery: Tuesday to Friday – 10:00am/6:00pm (Visits upon booking and only with a minimum of 20 participants) Mineralogy and Geology Gallery: Tuesday to Friday – 10:00am/6:00pm (Visits upon booking and only with a minimum of 20 participants) Botany Gallery: Tuesday to Friday – 10:00am/6:00pm (Visits upon booking and only with a minimum of 20 participants) TICKETS 4,00 € | General public 3,00 € | Groups of 15 people or more 2,00 € | Students; teachers; youth card; people aged 65 or more 9,00 € | Families Free: Teachers, students and employees of the University of Coimbra; children aged 5 or less; members of ICOM, APOM and MC2 P Guided group visits and pedagogic workshop upon booking CONTACTS Museum of Science Laboratorio Chimico Largo Marques de Pombal 3000-272 Coimbra T. +351 239 85 43 50 F. +351 239 85 43 59 www.museudaciencia.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is protected against spam bots; therefore JavaScript will have to be activated in order for the e-mail to be visualized. Buses: 1A, 1F, 34, 103 |
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Contact: Museu da Ciência
Telephone: 239 854 350
E-mail: geral@museudaciencia.pt
Fax: 239 854 359
Address: Universidade de Coimbra - Laboratorio Chimico - Largo Marquês de Pombal - 3000-272 Coimbra
Information: www.museudaciencia.pt
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Longitude: -8.42385
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