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Download date: 08/10/2026

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Standing at the foot of Tibidabo, CosmoCaixa offers something for everyone and a hands-on experience of science.

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Popularising science

CosmoCaixa, Barcelona’s science museum, is housed in a Modernista building dating from 1909 that was designed by the architect Josep Domènech i Estapà. Initially it was a home for the blind, the Empar de Santa Llúcia, which closed in 1979. Two years later the first popular science museum in the whole of Spain and one of the best in Europe opened there. This was an innovative idea for taking science to the public.

Following a refurbishment in 2004 that expanded the museum’s facilities to the current 50,000 square metres, it was renamed CosmoCaixa and is known by that name today.

A place to enjoy

Museum highlights include the Planetarium, an extraordinary journey through the cosmos and through the time of the stars and planets; the Geological Wall, consisting of seven large sections of real rock for interpreting geology; the Matter Room, where you can become a scientist and explore the limits of physics; and the Flooded Forest, which recreates an Amazonian ecosystem including plant and animal species from the region. To create this exhibition, scientists travelled to the Brazilian state of Pará to make exact moulds and faithful reproductions of the large trees and plants that grow there.

CosmoCaixa represents a real challenge to the senses and it is one of the best leisure options in the city, designed for young and old alike. Housed in a landmark building, it has put Modernisme at the service of the most modern science.

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Location and contact

Location and contact

CosmoCaixa

Address:
Carrer d'Isaac Newton, 26
Districte:
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Neighborhood:
Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova
City:
Barcelona
Getting there

Timetable and prices

Timetable

Dies Hores Preus

Every day and holidays

Except December 24 and 31 and January 5

Closed December 25, January 1 and 6

 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
General admission: €8

Free:

- young people up to 16 years old

- "La Caixa" customers

- February 15 (Santa Eulàlia)

- May 18 (International Museum Day)

- September 24 (La Mercè)

December 24 and 31 and January 5

 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

La Nit dels Museus 2025:

May 17

 from 7:00 p.m. h to 1:00 a.m h
Free Entry

La Nit de la Recerca:

25 de setembre

 de 18.00 h a 22.00 h
Entrada Gratuïta

(cal reservar prèviament l’entrada al museu)

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