Overview

• On July 29 the museum will unveil its new identity as El Paleontològic-Museu de Col·leccions Naturals with a redesigned logo featuring its iconic megatherium skeleton.
• The €1.2 million renovation introduced AR mobile apps, a 3D film, three audiovisual presentations and permanent interactive exhibits including touchscreen maps and dioramas.
• Funding for the overhaul comes from Next Generation EU resources allocated under Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and its Tourism Sustainability program.
• Plans for a second phase are already in motion, promising a refreshed website, expanded educational and museum-dynamization projects, an inclusivity initiative and virtual tour capabilities.
• The museum’s South American Pleistocene collection of over 20 skeletons and 5,000 bones underpins efforts to attract tech enthusiasts, families, school groups, people with functional diversity and researchers.