The Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum (in Spanish, ''Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Dr. Ángel Gallardo'') is a public museum in

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, specialized in

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. It was founded by Professor Pascual Maciá (a professor and

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) in 1945, and is currently administered by the provincial state of Santa Fe. The museum was formerly located in the

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(a national historic monument built in 1889). On July 1, 2003, people attending a demonstration organized by

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s launched

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s and other pyrotechnic devices to attract attention, near the building. A fire broke out, forcing its evacuation. The fire damaged or destroyed around 50% of the facilities, including 80% of the museum (with the loss of 11,000 of its 13,000 exhibits). The reconstruction of the museum required around 2 million

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(

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660,000). The remaining exhibits were restored, and the seat of the museum was moved one block, to the building that houses the delegation of the provincial government. The museum was re-inaugurated on July 6, 2006, downsized, with a more modern concept including interactive displays. ''El museo de Ciencias Naturales reabre sus puertas y "echa a volar"''
''La Capital'', 6 July 2006.

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Rosario Turismo: Museo Gallrdo
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