''Kaná, Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología'', formerly the ''Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología'' and then the ''Museo Interactivo de Xalapa'', is a modern interactive museum in the city of

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...

, capital of the state of

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in eastern Mexico.

History

The ''Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología'' (Museum of Science and Technology) opened in 1992. It was designed to follow the same approach as the

Papalote Museo del Niño The museum Papalote Museo del Niño is located in Mexico City Bosques de Chapultepec. The museum is focused in learning, communication and working together through interactive expositions of science, technology and art for children. Building This ...

. A children's museum in Mexico City, and to promote interest in scientific ideas and careers among children, The architect designed the buildings, and Museotec, SA designed the exhibits. It has an outstanding exhibition of classic vehicles. In 2005 it became the ''Museo Interactivo de Xalapa'' (MIX: Interactive Museum of Xalapa). The museum closed at the end of 2018 due to financial troubles, and 34 employees were laid off. It reopened in 2021.

Rooms

The museum has six interactive rooms with names in the

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. *''Kaniwá'' means "everywhere" and is the transportation room. *''Talakawasa'' is the technology room, which exhibits new developments in invention, design and construction. *''Katso'' means “knowing”, and is the name of the science room, which demonstrates various physical phenomena and mathematical concepts. *''Maxqaqena'' is dedicated to the study of light and shows phenomena such as electric current. *''Skatan'' means children, and is a space where visitors between 3 months and 6 years of age can play, *''Matatena'' is a space that simulates a neighborhood patio and Mexican town fair, in which, through games and workshops, visitors learn how the ways of playing change over time. The Ciudades room is made up of five areas: What is a city?, The city and its people, The city that changes, The sustainable city, and The smart city. The museum features a

planetarium A planetarium (: planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetariums is ...

with an

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screen, showing educational documentaries.

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