Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

CERN/LHC Photographic exhibition

in SPAIN

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan 2 June 2009

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

CERN exhibition

•58 photographic panels shown in Geneva lake shore during Summer ’08

•Made during LHC construction by German photographer Peter Ginter

•Organized in eight different themes: Lord of the Rings, Magnificent Magnets, a World of precision, 100% High Tech, Particles without Frontiers, Detectors, a Giant Puzzle and Science & Conscience

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

CERN exhibition in Spain

•Direct contact with photographer since last year. Agreement in cost of intelectual property rights (based on number of cities to be shown)

•MoU being signed between:

• CSIC and CERN (10k€) including translation to Spanish, reprinting of panels and transport to local installations.

•P. Ginter and CSIC (30k€ for 10 cities)

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

•Open call through Official National Journal for firms willing to operate all the logistics (100k€):

•Construction of panels in order to hold the photographs

•Construction of concrete pedestals to support the panels

•Transportation and handling of the full exhibition to 10 different cities (Santander, Oviedo, Santiago de compostela, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Terrassa, Granada, Huelva and Seville)

•Starting end of August 2009 in Santander, ending end of January 2010 in Barcelona

CERN exhibition in Spain

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

CosmoCaixa Barcelona: 250k visitants/year

Room of Matter (3500 m2): “From the quark to Shakespeare”

CosmoCaixa Madrid: 600k visitants/year

Room of Matter: “Everything started from an explosion”

Permanent collections

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

Science & Cosmos Museum in Tenerife

“Celebrate your birthday (3-12 years) amongst stars”

Science and Technique Museum of Catalonia: 90k visitants/year

Exploring the beginning of the Universe: CERN, the LHC and HEP

Permanent collections

Cloud chambers in:

• Kutxa Space in San Sebastian

• Casas de las Ciencias in Coruña

Celso Martínez Rivero. Milan, 2 June 2009

Proposed Science Centers

name of the member city ECSITE

1 CosmoCaixa Madrid Madrid YES

2 Fundacio "la CAIXA" (CosmoCaixa Barcelona)

Barcelona YES

3 kutxaSpace of Science San Sebastian YES

4 Museo de la Ciencia y El Cosmos La Laguna, Tenerife

YES

5 Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe - Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias, S.A.

Valencia YES

6 Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia Las Palmas YES

7 Museos Científicos Coruñeses La Coruña YES

8 Museo Castilla la Mancha Cuenca NO

9 Museo Ciencia y el Agua Murcia NO

10 Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya

Terrassa YES

11 Parque de las Ciencias Granada YES

12 Museo Ciencia Valladolid Valladolid NO

13 Principia Malaga NO

14 Museo Nacional Ciencia Tecnolog Madrid NO

15 Casa de las Ciencias de Logroño Logroño NO

List of ECSITE (and No ECSITE) Science museums in Spain suited to cover HEP exhibitions