CosmoCaixa

Museums often involve feelings of dread. Science museums are often unbearably boring.

After being informed that we involuntarily had to visit a science museum during our stay in our trip, we were not amused. The thought of spending several hours confined in a building full of small school children swarming around the numerous displays and missing out on the beautiful sunshine, was painful. Despite the negative preconceptions, the museum turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

From learning about the various deathly diseases spread across the globe, to the evolution of planet Earth, to the numerous gadgets and scientific inventions, the museum surprisingly had a division appealing to everyone. Not only were we allowed to explore the different interactive displays; we were also given the opportunity to learn about Nano-science through a 3D hemispherical digital Planetarium.

Overall, the CosmoCaixa museum comprised of impressive exhibitions and displays that offered us new knowledge, which we could later bring to the classroom. 

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