El Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos | |
Established | 1993 |
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Location | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain |
Coordinates | 28°28′32″N 16°18′32″W / 28.4756°N 16.3089°W |
Type | science museum |
Founder | Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
Website | www |
The Museum of Science and the Cosmos (Spanish: El Museo de las Ciencias y el Cosmos) is an astronomy, technology, and science museum located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife island, in the Spanish Canary Islands of Macaronesia. It belongs to the Cabildo de Tenerife and the Tenerife Organization of Museums and Centers. The museum opened in 1993 under the initiative of the Cabildo and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). It is considered the primary astronomy and science museum of the Canary Islands and the Macaronesian archipelago.