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Cervantes, science in Don Quixote – Sevilla House of Science

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By AndaluNet on 20/02/2017

Cervantes, science in Don Quixote - Sevilla House of Science

From 1 October 2016 up 16 July 2017
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10 a 21 hours. Closed on non-holiday Mondays.

Type of activity: Temporal exposition
Price: General admission access
Recommended age: For all audiences
The Museum will open on Monday 27 February, 1 May and 29 May 2017.

Cervantes, science in Don Quixote – Sevilla House of Science

This temporary exhibition, designed by the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC) as a tribute to Miguel de Cervantes in the fourth centenary of his death, addresses science and technology at the time of the publication of Don Quixote, through relevant personages of the time like Philip II, Vesalio, Copernicus, Aldrovandi, gaskets, Belon, Gesner, Salviani y Mercator. The exhibition covers four areas of science reflected in the work of Cervantes: Natural History, Astronomy, Technology and Ecology. It is an extensive showcase the state of science in the Spain of the time and the influence that some large and naturalists revolutionary, doctors, mathematicians and geographers had on Cervantes and his main novel.

With the collaboration of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN/CSIC)

House of Science
Avda. M ª Luisa s / n, Flag of Peru . Seville
www.casadelaciencia.csic.es