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· Leopoldo Rother Architecture Museum
· El Minuto de Dios Contemporaneus Art Museum
· National University Art Museum
· Medicine History Museum - National University
· National University Natural History Museum
· Science and Game Museum
· Children Museum
· Soils Museum of Colombia
· National Geologyl José Royo y Gómez Museum



Information
· Carrera 30 Calle 45 Building 207 National Univesity of Colombia
· Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


Offers temporary exhibitions on themes associated to Colombian architecture and advances, both domestic and international; the collection includes Fernando Martínez Sanabria drawings and Colombian biennial posters. Named after German architect Leopoldo Rother as an homage to distinguished professor memory, responsible for Univesity campus urban layout and the museum building. This last building, designed in 1945 for Univesity print, has excellent spaces distribution and great natural illumination.



Information
· Carrera 74 No. 82A-81. Telephone: 251 3599 – 252 5890
· Monday through Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


With words from Marta Traba and the work of 54 outstanding artists of the moment: Alejandro Obregón, Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, Beatriz González, David Manzur, Enrique Grau and Lucy Tejada, the museum was inaugurated in August 1966 to become the only museum located to the northwest of the city. Created for the purpose of gathering, preserving and communicating contemporaneous cultural wealth for the benefit of the community.

Major samples are the August Room, Young Art Room, Fire Room and open invitations to plastic events. From 1988 the Museum has been remodeled for updating and meeting contemporaneous museum requirements concerning illumination, spaces management and walls/floors materials. Consolidated and classified its permanent collection amounting to nearly 800 pieces between paintings, sculptures, graphic works, photography, objects, wall paintings and Colombian, Latin American and some European artists environment. The museum currently performs five specific areas: promotion, education, wealth, agreements and documentation.

The museum counts on a select library and adjoining theatre, which shows not only commercial movies cycles but also art cinema cycles coordinated by the Faculty of Social Communication of Minuto de Dios Univesity.



Information
· Carrera 30 Calle 45 – National Univesity of Colombia
· Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Transient exhibitions associated to national, Latin American and universal beaux arts; and ongoing extension courses programming. The collection includes works from Luis Caballero, Beatriz González, Manuel Hernández and Carlos Rojas masters; Pizano Collection consisting of sculptures and graphic work mainly from Louvre and British Museums outstands. Sculpture collection is a set of plaster reproductions taken from original works, covering from ancient Egypt to the XIX century.



Information
· National Univesity of Colombia Faculty of Medicine
· Car entrance on Calle 53. Phone: 316 5000 Ext. 15171
· Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. and from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.


Houses a complete collection of ancient equipment and devices associated to different medicine specialties: precision balances, endoscope equipment, microtome, and tensiometers, among other. Exhibits the only sample of the type in the world of pieces 1:1 scale illustrating dermatologic diseases from late XIX century. Counts on an important collection of scientific-historical interest. Together with Andrés Soriano Lleras Medicine History Center, the museum provides assistance to researchers interested in studying the topic. Dedicated to Colombian medical history research promotion and publication.



Information
· National Univesity of Colombia- Entrance on Calle 53. Phone: 316 5000 Ext. 11531-11508
· Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. and 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


The exhibition consists of six rooms covering topics such as: organisms evolution, anthropology, archeology, biodiversity and transient exhibitions. Biodiversity rooms include general information, fruit and seeds, aquatic environment, diorama, reptiles, birds and mammals. Collection elements and samples have been compiled along several decades by National Univesity Natural Sciences Institute scientists.

You will find large sized animals, butterflies, fish, crocodiles, birds and primates from Colombian forests, rivers, seas and jungles; an immense whale skull, tropical plants fruit and seeds. The purpose is to promote Colombian biologic biodiversity while promoting Institute research.


Information
· National Univesity of Colombia – Entrance on Calle 53. Phone: 316 5413
· Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m., 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

An interdisciplinary professional team formed by chemists, physics, mathematicians and varied specialty experts direct the Museum. An excellent sample of playful-pedagogic action based on research and science and technology principles featuring, creating spaces to promote games and experimenting. Rooms present very interesting mountings involving contemplative, manipulation, immersion and interactive processes. Performs permanent design, production and sale of didactic material activities particularly so called science boxes and interactive mounting.


Information
· Carrera 48 No. 63-97 (El Salitre park corner) Phone 225 7587
· Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.


Includes three areas, over 20 modules and numerous exhibitions covering topics such as the automobile, energy sources, television, mechanical physics, information systems, optics, nutrition and road security. Each zone tour takes three hours and is guided by experts who provide pedagogic and recreational approach to science, technology and culture. Of special interest scale replicas of major Leonardo da Vinci inventions and interactive mountings covering diverse topics.


Information
· Carrera 30 No. 48-51 IGAC Phone: 368 3666 Ext. 317 and 310
· Tuesday and Friday from 8 to 12m and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Previous appointment.
· Web Site : www.igac.gov.co
· E-mail: acorrea@igac.gov.co


The museum exhibits Colombian soils characteristics, use potential or restrictions. Divided into five territories or regions (Pacific, Andean and Inter-Andean, Amazonian, Orinoquian, Caribbean and Insular), which climate, vegetation, geologic materials and relieves characteristics differ to show soil monoliths, graphs, tables and photographs giving an idea of the ecological, social and economic environment.

This museum emerges due to a group of dedicated adaphologists, who in 1973 collected Gaviotas Vichada region soil profiles. From 1979, collection and exhibition room has ongoing preparation programs. Under agreement with the International Holland Soils Reference and Information International Center basic assistance and training was obtained to conduct the work.


Information
· Diagonal 53 No. 34-53
· Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Contains 1:1 scale replica of prehistorically animals skeletons found in the national territory such as Pubenza (Tolima), mastodon, Villa Vieja (Huila) megaterium and Villa de Leiva (Boyacá) elasmosaurious. Total 38,000 pieces, 3,000 of which are presented the public on a permanent basis, includeing igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock samples; different mineral groups and vertebrate and invertebrate fossil samples. Provides guide, library and didactic programs services addressed to educational establishments.

 


   
   
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