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ICOM aproved a new Museum definition
25 August 2022In Prague, on 24 August 2022, the Extraordinary General Assembly of ICOM (International Council of Museums) has approved the proposal for the new Museum definition. The vote is the culmination of an 18-month participatory process that involved hundreds of museum professionals from 126 National Committees around the world. Following the adoption, the new ICOM museum […]
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Anna Omedes the winner of the Beacon of the Year Award 2022
3 June 2022The winners of the the Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards are announced at the Opening Ceremony of the Ecsite Conference, at Experimenta in Heilbronn, Germany. The Beacon of the Year Award 2022 was presented to Anna Omedes, former Director of the Museum of Natural Science in Barcelona, Spain for her personal embodiment of the network’s values. […]
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Carles Lalueza becomes the new director of the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
9 March 2022Carles Lalueza takes over from Anna Omedes Regàs, who is retiring after serving the institution for 37 years, 25 of them as the director. Carles Lalueza Fox is a researcher with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, a joint institute of the Spanish National Research Council and the UPF (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra). He has received various awards […]
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The Network of Natural Science Museums of Catalonia is up and running
9 December 2021The Network of Natural Science Museums of Catalonia (XMCNC) has been inaugurated, making it the last of the country’s thematic museum networks to be set up in accordance with the Museums of Catalonia Plan. The Network of Natural Science Museums of Catalonia (XMCNC) is made up of 10 Catalan museums: Banyoles Darder Museum – Lake […]
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The fourth edition of the Nat Award honors forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni
21 October 2021Nalini Nadkarni, for her enthusiastic work in research and dissemination of biodiversity and the environment, focused on the study and defence of forests around the world; and for the creation of original communication and educational tools aimed at all areas of society that also address gender issues and groups at risk of exclusion. Nat Honourable […]
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New exhibition: More than bees. Pollinators and flowers, life at stake
2 November 2020The decline in the numbers of pollinators on all the world’s continents is jeopardizing the survival of plant species, the sustainability of our agriculture, and, indeed, human life. Nine out of every ten plants need an insect in order to bear fruit and seeds, and it is calculated that 75% of food produced around the […]
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The Museum of Natural Science and the Botanical Garden of Barcelona are opening to the public once again
11 June 2020The Museum and the Garden are opening their doors, while guaranteeing the application of protection measures at all times. New opening times From June 15th: Monday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Botanical Garden and the Historic Botanical Garden. From June 16th: Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
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140 scientific organisations and networks signed an Open letter to the new EU Commissioner M. Gabriel in order to make the voice of science engagement heard in the programme Horizon
20 January 2020140 organisations and networks from 28 European and associated countries, invited by ECSITE ( The European network of science centres and museums), signed an Open letter to the new Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel in order to make the voice of science engagement heard in the next framework programme for […]
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Any plans for Xmas?
25 November 2019The Natural Science Museum of Barcelona offers you a lot of activities to enjoy without leaving the city during the Christmas holidays, from December 20 to January 11, 2020: Exhibition Monkeys. A primate story Discover how we are related to every other primate and explore how each species has adapted to survive in a wide […]
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INSTAGRAM CONTEST : “We are Nature” exhibition
11 October 2019What are you doing to improve the health of our planet? Does the growing deterioration of our planet and the state of climate emergency worry you? Take part in our “We are Nature” Instagram contest #ActuaSomNatura . Who can take part? All those over the age of 18 can participate. Only one video per participant […]