Established 2008 Website www.parqueexplora.org | Type Science museum Phone +57 4 5168300 | |
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Location Carrera 52 No 73-75
Medellín, Colombia Address Cra. 53 #7375, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia Hours Open today · 10AM–5:30PMThursday10AM–5:30PMFriday10AM–5:30PMSaturday10AM–6:30PMSunday10AM–6:30PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5:30PMWednesday10AM–5:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Museum of Antioquia, Arví Park, Nutibara Hill, Botero Plaza, Botanical Garden of Medellín Profiles | ||
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Parque Explora is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, loosely modeled after San Francisco's Exploratorium. It houses South America's largest freshwater aquarium, Explora Aquarium. The museum contains over 300 interactive attractions, as well as a 3D auditorium, planetarium, television studio, and vivarium. The museum opened in 2008.
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Acuario del parque explora
Architecture
Architect Alejandro Echeverri designed the museum. It has a combination of indoor and outdoor space. Its four red "cubes" house the museum's science and technology rooms.
Explora Aquarium
Explora aquarium houses nearly 4,000 organisms and 400 of Colombia's most common species. Its 25 tanks exhibit many of the most representative species that inhabit Colombia's rivers and oceans, including piranhas, electric eels, and a panchromatic kaleidoscope of fish.
Location
Parque Explora is located in the northern area of Medellín, known as the North Zone (Zona Norte), between Parque Norte and the Botanical Garden of Medellín. The museum can be reached by the Medellín Metro on line A, at the University Station stop, which is named for the nearby University of Antioquia.