Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa

Leaving Avinguda del Tibidabo, turn into Bosch i Alsina and keep going until you see COSMOCAIXA-MUSEU DE LA CIÈNCIA (106), (COSMOCAIXA-SCIENCE MUSEUM). The museum is partly housed in a premodernista building by Josep Domènech i Estapà, constructed between 1904 and 1909 as a home for the blind. CosmoCaixa Barcelona was inaugurated in September 2004 as a space designed for all manner of audiences, offering a wide range of scientific and educational activities, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, courses and discussions.

CosmoCaixa’s permanent Universe Room offers an interactive journey to explore the history of the universe, from its origins to the present day. Here, you can experiment with gravity, touch the planet Mars, relive the origins of life, view an authentic mammoth skeleton, observe a real nervous system or play with your own brainwaves. The Flooded Forest and Geological Wall are two unique spaces within the centre. The former is a spectacular recreation of the Amazon rainforest, offering an opportunity to learn about the importance of conserving its biodiversity and discovering some of its most emblematic species, such as caimans, ants, anacondas or capybaras. The Geological Wall, on the other hand, consists of seven large sections of real rock formed by various geological processes, demonstrating how each of them has helped to shape our planet's structure. You can observe folds, faults, volcanic rocks and glacial sediments. CosmoCaixa also has a planetarium, conference rooms and activities for children.
Another notable area is its Science Square, a large public space that opened up to the city when the museum was built.