The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (, , anglicised as "Science Museum Príncipe Felipe") is a

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, Spain. It is part of the

City of Arts and Sciences The City of Arts and Sciences (, ) is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain, Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. The Cit ...

, an architectural complex within the city, and can be found at the end of Luis García Berlanga Street. Its director is

Manuel Toharia Manuel Toharia Cortés is a Spanish science writer, museum director, and television personality. Biography and career Born on August 3, 1944, in Madrid, Spain, Toharia is the Science Director of the City of Arts and Sciences, and the Príncipe ...

, a Spanish science writer and television personality. The building is over , has a height of , and it resembles the skeleton of a whale, a façade that was designed by

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and was built by a joint venture of

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and Necso. Its construction started around 1994, it was symbolically inaugurated in March 2000 by

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(later King Felipe VI), and it opened on 13 November 2000 with an investment of 26 billion pesetas. The purpose of the museum is to have interactive exhibitions and temporary collections related to science and technology without valuable items. Some scenes from the film ''

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'' (2015) were filmed at the City of Arts and Sciences, including some shots on the museum's

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Gallery

File:Valencia-20120510-00200.jpg, View of the museum from the southwest File:Péndulo de Foucault (M. Ciències Valencia) 01.jpg,

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in the museum File:Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe 04032011.jpg, A

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exhibition

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* {{Authority control Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe Museums in Valencia Science museums in Spain Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe Museums established in 2000 Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe