Science Museum and Planetarium, A Coruña

The Casa de las Ciencias is a cultural museum of scientific character located in the Parque de Santa Margarita in the city of La Coruña. It was created in 1983 by plenary agreement of the city council at the proposal of Mayor Francisco Vázquez Vázquez. The design of contents and its museological plan was written by Ramón Núñez Centella, who was its director until 2008. He was also the director of the National Museum of Science and Technology of Spain, MUNCYT Coruña, until his retirement. This museum was also inaugurated in 2011 in La Coruña, near the Riazor inlet, in the neighbourhood of Labañou.

This was followed by the Domus and Aquarium Finisterrae, scientific museums where it is forbidden "not to touch", in order to facilitate interactivity with visitors. The first president of the Association of Friends of the Casa de las Ciencias, Manuel Toharia, was inspired by them to create and provide content for the museums of the City of Sciences in Valencia. The Casa de las Ciencias in La Coruña had the second planetarium in Spain, where all imaginable nights of all times can be programmed. These museums are visited by a large number of schoolchildren from all over Spain every year.

Its objective is the dissemination, communication and scientific and technological education of citizens of all ages. It organizes exhibitions, conferences, awards, courses, screenings, editions, and collaborates with the media in scientific dissemination tasks. It also participates in the development and creation of meetings, forums and congresses. Its technical director is Marcos Pérez Maldonado.

The Casa de las Ciencias was the first of the three Museos Científicos Coruñeses. Although it was created in 1983, the Casa de las Ciencias was inaugurated by the King and Queen of Spain on June 1, 1985 and became the first publicly owned interactive centre created in Spain. It is financed exclusively by the City Council of A Coruña.