Children's Museum of Caracas
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Children's Museum of Caracas (Fundación Museo de los Niños) is a privately managed museum
foundation in Caracas
, Venezuela's
capital city, established in 1982 and aimed at teaching children about science
, technology
, culture
and art
s.
At the beginning of 1974, the great challenge was materialize a museum for children, with the mission of contribute to the formation and recreation of the childhood, by the teaching of science
, technology
, art
s and the fundamental values of the society, to constitute a center of scientific spreading for the Venezuelan children. In order to determine the areas of the knowledge to those who the museum would be dedicated, they were considered: the information collected in the different centers and science museums, the analysis of the interests of the children and the characteristics of the Venezuelan young people, the necessity to reinforce the knowledge acquired in the school, the deficiency of the institutes where the child could learn science by recreatives forms, the conviction that a science and technology museum has in the diffusion of the knowledge to improve the future generations. Like result, the basic areas of the museum would be: Biology
, Communication
, Ecology
and Physics
, through exhibitions and experiences directed mainly to children between 6 and 14 years.
On August 7, 1982, the Children's Museum of Caracas, the first museum for children of Latin America, opened its doors, the dream became true. Years later, was taken the decision to make a permanent exhibition about the space and the advances of astronomy
and astronautics
. In 1987 the contacts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other North American institutions began, to make a rigorous investigation and determine what would exhibit the museum.
Inaugurated on October 12, 1993, the new building increased the capacity of visitors, multiplied the number of ticket offices, extended the administrative dependencies and the service to the public. The original landscaping of the Parque Central Complex
was respected, in addition, green areas around the infantile park were created, that increase the benefit of the young visitors as of the community.
The Children's Museum of Caracas is for kids, where is possible to learn in a didactic way, it gives to the children another point of view of the world, previously reinforces the learned knowledge, and makes the learn of new subjects. In this museum we can find different sectors, each one with a respective subject: Biology, Communication, Physics, Ecology, the Conquest of space, Art Rooms, The emotion of live… without drugs, the Planetarium, among others, it has more than 500 exhibitions, that allow the children to amuse themselves while they learn. One of the great attractions of the museum is the planetarium, that is within the Conquest of space, which has a small additional cost. In addition to guided tours, the Children's Museum conducts workshop
s, special vacation programs for children and highly structured events for schools.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
foundation in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela's
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
capital city, established in 1982 and aimed at teaching children about science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s.
At the beginning of 1974, the great challenge was materialize a museum for children, with the mission of contribute to the formation and recreation of the childhood, by the teaching of science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s and the fundamental values of the society, to constitute a center of scientific spreading for the Venezuelan children. In order to determine the areas of the knowledge to those who the museum would be dedicated, they were considered: the information collected in the different centers and science museums, the analysis of the interests of the children and the characteristics of the Venezuelan young people, the necessity to reinforce the knowledge acquired in the school, the deficiency of the institutes where the child could learn science by recreatives forms, the conviction that a science and technology museum has in the diffusion of the knowledge to improve the future generations. Like result, the basic areas of the museum would be: Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
, Ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, through exhibitions and experiences directed mainly to children between 6 and 14 years.
On August 7, 1982, the Children's Museum of Caracas, the first museum for children of Latin America, opened its doors, the dream became true. Years later, was taken the decision to make a permanent exhibition about the space and the advances of astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and astronautics
Astronautics
Astronautics, and related astronautical engineering, is the theory and practice of navigation beyond the Earth's atmosphere. In other words, it is the science and technology of space flight....
. In 1987 the contacts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other North American institutions began, to make a rigorous investigation and determine what would exhibit the museum.
Inaugurated on October 12, 1993, the new building increased the capacity of visitors, multiplied the number of ticket offices, extended the administrative dependencies and the service to the public. The original landscaping of the Parque Central Complex
Parque Central Complex
The Parque Central Complex is a housing, commercial and cultural development, implemented by Centro Simón Bolívar and located in the urbanization of the county in the center of the city of Caracas, Venezuela adjacent to Paseo Vargas....
was respected, in addition, green areas around the infantile park were created, that increase the benefit of the young visitors as of the community.
The Children's Museum of Caracas is for kids, where is possible to learn in a didactic way, it gives to the children another point of view of the world, previously reinforces the learned knowledge, and makes the learn of new subjects. In this museum we can find different sectors, each one with a respective subject: Biology, Communication, Physics, Ecology, the Conquest of space, Art Rooms, The emotion of live… without drugs, the Planetarium, among others, it has more than 500 exhibitions, that allow the children to amuse themselves while they learn. One of the great attractions of the museum is the planetarium, that is within the Conquest of space, which has a small additional cost. In addition to guided tours, the Children's Museum conducts workshop
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
s, special vacation programs for children and highly structured events for schools.