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National Museum of Science and Technology
Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
	La Coruña MUNCYT façade
Established	30 June 1980
Location	La Coruña and Alcobendas, Spain
Coordinates	43°22′24″N 8°25′13″W / 43.3732°N 8.4203°W
Type	Technology museum
Collection size	19,000
Website	http://www.muncyt.es/

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The National Museum of Science and Technology (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología – MUNCYT) is a technology museum in Spain devoted to technology promotion and preservation. It owns a collection of more than 19,000 scientific instruments, technological devices, vehicles, machines and industrial tools from the 16th century until nowadays. Dependent on the Ministry of Science, it is one of the National Museums of Spain, and it is managed by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).^[1]

The museum was established on 30 June 1980^[2] and its first location was opened on 1997 in the old Delicias railway station building in Madrid sharing premises with the Railway Museum.^[3] The museum current main exhibition hall is in La Coruña, opened on 4 May 2012,^[4] with a second exhibition hall in Alcobendas (Madrid) opened on 12 December 2014.^[5] The museum is a member of the International Council of Museums science & technology committee (CIMUSET) and of the European Network of Science Centres and Museums (ECSITE).

Among the pieces in display at La Coruña are the front section of the "Lope de Vega", an Iberia Boeing 747 in service between 1981 and 2003, airplane that brought Picasso's Guernica to Spain in September 1981,^[6] the prototype of the "Mechanical Encyclopedia", the 1949 mechanical precursor to the electronic book, by Spanish inventor Ángela Ruiz Robles,^[7] a replica of the stratonautical space suit, the 1935 precursor to the space suit, by engineer Emilio Herrera, the Fresnel lens used between 1857 and 1904 at the Tower of Hercules lighthouse^[8] and the first computer arriving in Spain, an IBM 650 computer bought by RENFE in 1959.^[9]

Gallery[edit]

La Coruña hall main entrance.
Alcobendas hall main entrance.
Iberia Boeing 747 "Lope de Vega" front section.
Replica of the stratonautical space suit.
Fresnel lens used in the Tower of Hercules (1857–1904).
The first computer in Spain (1959), side view of the IBM 650 Console Unit.
SEAT 600 D (1965).

References[edit]

^ National Museum of Science and Technology. "MUNCYT Collection" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (3 September 1980). "Royal Decree 1691/1980, of June 30, by which the National Museum of Science and Technology is created" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Joaquín Vila (14 September 1980). "Las Delicias station will be a Museum of Science and Technology". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "Opened in A Coruña the first National Museum in Galicia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 May 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "The National Museum of Science and Technology opens in Alcobendas with more than 500 treasures". RTVE (in Spanish). 12 December 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "The National Museum of Science and Technology buys the cockpit of the Jumbo that brought the Guernica". El País (in Spanish). 27 March 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Gavín, Ángel (27 January 2019). "The electronic book, an invention of doña Angelita". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "The Lens of the Tower of Hercules is a museum piece already". El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 February 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Obelleiro, Paola (5 May 2012). "A Coruña opens the National Science Museum "as a sign of life"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[1] National Museum of Science and Technology. "MUNCYT Collection" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[2] Boletín Oficial del Estado (3 September 1980). "Royal Decree 1691/1980, of June 30, by which the National Museum of Science and Technology is created" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[3] Joaquín Vila (14 September 1980). "Las Delicias station will be a Museum of Science and Technology". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[4] "Opened in A Coruña the first National Museum in Galicia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 May 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[5] "The National Museum of Science and Technology opens in Alcobendas with more than 500 treasures". RTVE (in Spanish). 12 December 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[6] "The National Museum of Science and Technology buys the cockpit of the Jumbo that brought the Guernica". El País (in Spanish). 27 March 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[7] Gavín, Ángel (27 January 2019). "The electronic book, an invention of doña Angelita". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[8] "The Lens of the Tower of Hercules is a museum piece already". El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 February 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[9] Obelleiro, Paola (5 May 2012). "A Coruña opens the National Science Museum "as a sign of life"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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-The '''National Museum of Science and Technology''' ({{Lang-es|Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - MUNCYT}}) is a Spanish [[technology museum]] dedicated to technology promotion and preservation. It owns a collection of more than 17,000 [[scientific instrument]]s, technological devices, vehicles, machines and industrial tools from the [[16th century]] until nowadays.<ref>{{cita web|author=National Museum of Science and Technology|title=Collection|url=http://www.muncyt.es/portal/site/MUNCYT/menuitem.e677b117332f863a24b3171001432ea0/?vgnextoid=304a65afffa5a210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
+The '''National Museum of Science and Technology''' ({{Lang-es|Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología}} – MUNCYT) is a [[technology museum]] in Spain devoted to technology promotion and preservation. It owns a collection of more than 19,000 [[scientific instrument]]s, technological devices, vehicles, machines and industrial tools from the [[16th century]] until nowadays. Dependent on the [[Ministry of Science (Spain)|Ministry of Science]], it is one of the National Museums of Spain, and it is managed by the [[Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología|Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology]] (FECYT).<ref>{{cite web|author=National Museum of Science and Technology|title=MUNCYT Collection|url=http://www.muncyt.es/|accessdate=March 16, 2023|language=es}}</ref>
-The museum was established on June 30, 1980<ref>{{cite web|author=''[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]''|title=Royal Decree 1691/1980, of June 30, by which the National Museum of Science and Technology is created.|url=http://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-1980-18978|accessdate=May 1, 2020|date=3 September 1980}}</ref> and its first location was opened on 1997 in the old Delicias railway station building in [[Madrid]] sharing premises with the [[Railway Museum (Madrid)|Railway Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Joaquín Vila|title=Las Delicias station will be a Museum of Science and Technology.|url=https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-madrid-19800914-42.html|accessdate=May 1, 2020|journal=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|date=14 September 1980}}</ref> The museum current main exhibition hall is in [[La Coruña]], opened on May 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|title=Opened in A Coruña the first National Museum in Galicia|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coruna/2012/05/04/principe-felipe-definio-muncyt-edificio-posibilidades/0003_20120520120504133341149.htm|date=4 May 2012|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref>, with a second exhibition hall in [[Alcobendas]] ([[Community of Madrid|Madrid]]), opened on December 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[RTVE]]|title=The National Museum of Science and Technology opens in Alcobendas with more than 500 treasures|url=http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20141212/museo-nacional-ciencia-tecnologia-reabre-alcobendas-mas-500-tesoros/1066342.shtml|date=12 December 2014|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
+The museum was established on 30 June 1980<ref>{{cite web|author=''[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]''|title=Royal Decree 1691/1980, of June 30, by which the National Museum of Science and Technology is created.|url=http://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-1980-18978|accessdate=May 1, 2020|date=3 September 1980|language=es}}</ref> and its first location was opened on 1997 in the old Delicias railway station building in [[Madrid]] sharing premises with the [[Railway Museum (Madrid)|Railway Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Joaquín Vila|title=Las Delicias station will be a Museum of Science and Technology.|url=https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-madrid-19800914-42.html|accessdate=May 1, 2020|journal=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|date=14 September 1980|language=es}}</ref> The museum current main exhibition hall is in [[La Coruña]], opened on 4 May 2012,<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|title=Opened in A Coruña the first National Museum in Galicia|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coruna/2012/05/04/principe-felipe-definio-muncyt-edificio-posibilidades/0003_20120520120504133341149.htm|date=4 May 2012|accessdate=May 1, 2020|language=es}}</ref> with a second exhibition hall in [[Alcobendas]] ([[Community of Madrid|Madrid]]) opened on 12 December 2014.<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[RTVE]]|title=The National Museum of Science and Technology opens in Alcobendas with more than 500 treasures|url=http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20141212/museo-nacional-ciencia-tecnologia-reabre-alcobendas-mas-500-tesoros/1066342.shtml|date=12 December 2014|accessdate=May 1, 2020|language=es}}</ref> The museum is a member of the [[International Council of Museums]] science & technology committee (CIMUSET) and of the [[European Network of Science Centres and Museums]] (ECSITE).
-Among the pieces in display at La Coruña are the prototype of the "Mechanical Encyclopedia", the 1949 mechanical precursor to the [[electronic book]], by Spanish inventor [[Ángela Ruiz Robles]],<ref>{{cita web|author=National Museum of Science and Technology|title=Mechanical Encyclopedia|url=http://www.muncyt.es/portal/site/MUNCYT/menuitem.5bea45bb8877d2f87d40f71001432ea0/?vgnextoid=d7b4d1910f2c3510VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=304a65afffa5a210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref> the [[Fresnel lens]] used between 1857 and 1904 at the [[Tower of Hercules]] lighthouse,<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|title=The Lens of the Tower of Hercules is a museum piece already|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/02/24/galicia/1330087184.html|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref> the first computer arriving in Spain, an [[IBM 650]] computer bought by [[RENFE]] in 1959<ref>{{cita web|author=National Museum of Science and Technology|title=IBM 650 computer|url=http://www.muncyt.es/portal/site/MUNCYT/menuitem.5bea45bb8877d2f87d40f71001432ea0/?vgnextoid=afce21dafd8ce210VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4457248cf1c5a210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref> and the front section of the "Lope de Vega", an [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] [[Boeing 747]] in service between 1981 and 2003, airplane that brought the ''[[Guernica (Picasso)|Guernica]]'' to Spain on September 1981.<ref>{{cite news|journal=[[El país]]|title=The National Museum of Science and Technology buys the cockpit of the Jumbo that brought the Guernica|url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2009/03/27/actualidad/1238108401_850215.html|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
+Among the pieces in display at La Coruña are the front section of the "Lope de Vega", an [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] [[Boeing 747]] in service between 1981 and 2003, airplane that brought Picasso's ''[[Guernica (Picasso)|Guernica]]'' to Spain in September 1981,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[El País]]|title=The National Museum of Science and Technology buys the cockpit of the Jumbo that brought the Guernica|url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2009/03/27/actualidad/1238108401_850215.html|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=May 1, 2020|language=es}}</ref> the prototype of the "Mechanical Encyclopedia", the 1949 mechanical precursor to the [[electronic book]], by Spanish inventor [[Ángela Ruiz Robles]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Gavín, Ángel|date=27 January 2019|title=The electronic book, an invention of doña Angelita|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/sociedad/2019/01/27/el-libro-electronico-invento-dona-angelita-1288029-310.html|newspaper=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|accessdate=March 16, 2023|language=es}}</ref> a replica of the [[stratonautical space suit]], the 1935 precursor to the [[space suit]], by engineer [[Emilio Herrera Linares|Emilio Herrera]], the [[Fresnel lens]] used between 1857 and 1904 at the [[Tower of Hercules]] lighthouse<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|title=The Lens of the Tower of Hercules is a museum piece already|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/02/24/galicia/1330087184.html|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=May 1, 2020|language=es}}</ref> and the first computer arriving in Spain, an [[IBM 650]] computer bought by [[RENFE]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|author=Obelleiro, Paola|title=A Coruña opens the National Science Museum "as a sign of life"|date=5 May 2012|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2012/05/04/galicia/1336160987_643777.html|newspaper=[[El País]]|accessdate=March 16, 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 == Gallery ==
 <div class="center"><gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
-File:A_Coruña_-_Museo_Nacional_de_Ciencia_y_Tecnología_(MUNCYT)_5.JPG|La Coruña hall main entrance
+File:A_Coruña_-_Museo_Nacional_de_Ciencia_y_Tecnología_(MUNCYT)_5.JPG|La Coruña hall main entrance.
-File:MUNCYT Alcobendas - 01.jpg|Alcobendas hall main entrance
+File:MUNCYT Alcobendas - 01.jpg|Alcobendas hall main entrance.
-File:Sala_Iberia_MUNCYT_Coruña.tif|[[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] [[Boeing 747]] "Lope de Vega" front section
+File:Cabina Boeing 747.002 - MUNCYT.jpg|[[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] [[Boeing 747]] "Lope de Vega" front section.
+File:Reproducción del traje estratosférico de Emilio Herrera Linares.001 - MUNCYT.jpg|Replica of the [[stratonautical space suit]].
-File:2018_Faro._MUNCIP._A_Coruña._Galiza.jpg|[[Fresnel lens]] from the [[Tower of Hercules]]
+File:2018_Faro._MUNCIP._A_Coruña._Galiza.jpg|[[Fresnel lens]] used in the [[Tower of Hercules]] (1857–1904).
-File:2017 Tren no exterior do MUNCYT. A Coruña. Galiza.jpg|Train
-File:Coruña,_MUNCYT_01-21b.JPG|The first computer in Spain (1959), side view of the [[IBM 650]] Console Unit
+File:Coruña,_MUNCYT_01-21b.JPG|The first computer in Spain (1959), side view of the [[IBM 650]] Console Unit.
+File:SEAT 600 D (1965).001 - MUNCYT.jpg|[[SEAT 600]] D (1965).
 </gallery></div>
 ==References==
+{{Commons category|Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología}}
 {{reflist}}

v t e National Museums of Spain
Prado National Museum (Madrid) Queen Sofía Art Center National Museum (Madrid) Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum (Madrid)
Art	National Museum and Research Center of Altamira (Santillana del Mar) Museum of the Americas (Madrid) National Museum of Anthropology (Madrid) National Archaeological Museum (Madrid) National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology (Cartagena) The House of Architecture (Madrid) González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts (Valencia) Cerralbo Museum (Madrid) Cervantes' House Museum (Valladolid) Museum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center (Madrid) National Museum of Decorative Arts (Madrid) El Greco Museum (Toledo) Lázaro Galdiano Museum^[1] (Madrid) National Museum of Roman Art (Mérida) National Museum of Romanticism (Madrid) National Museum of Sculpture (Valladolid) Sephardic Museum (Toledo) Sorolla Museum (Madrid) National Museum of Theatre (Almagro)
Military	Museum of the Army (Toledo) Naval Museum (Madrid) Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Madrid)
Science and technology	Royal Botanical Garden^[1] (Madrid) Geomineral Museum^[1] (Madrid) Museum of the Royal Mint^[1] (Madrid) National Museum of Natural Sciences (Madrid) Railway Museum^[1] (Madrid) Railway Museum of Catalonia^[1] (Vilanova i la Geltrú) National Museum of Science and Technology (La Coruña and Alcobendas)
^[1] State-owned museum in the same "Museums of Spain Network" but not styled "National Museum".

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