Museum of Science and the Cosmos

Museum of Science and the Cosmos
El Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos
The entrance to the museum
Established1993 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationSan Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates28°28′32″N 16°18′32″W / 28.4756°N 16.3089°W / 28.4756; -16.3089
Typescience museum Edit this on Wikidata
FounderCabildo Insular de Tenerife, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.museosdetenerife.org/mcc-museo-de-la-ciencia-y-el-cosmos
Museum of Science and the Cosmos is located in Canary Islands
Museum of Science and the Cosmos
Location of Museum of Science and the Cosmos

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.