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June 21, 2023

THE CONFERENCE ON CEREBRAL CORTEX 'CORTICAL EVOLUTION' BRINGS TOGETHER THE WORLD'S LEADING RESEARCHERS AT THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN EVOLUTION

In the museum's auditorium, students and professors from fifteen different countries present the latest findings on the evolution of the cerebral cortex in order to improve our understanding of the human brain. 

 

The conference includes a public lecture on the evolution and development of the mammalian cortex, which will take place tomorrow in the museum's auditorium. 

 

 

 

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November 15, 2022

HAS BEEN SELECTED AS AN INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH AS PART OF A PROGRAMME OF VIRTUAL VISITS TO EXPLORE WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Members of the MEH education team delivered a live virtual talk on the importance of the Atapuerca archaeological site to programme participants via Microsoft Teams, showcasing original fossils from the permanent exhibition. 

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April 22, 2022

THE MEH LAUNCHES A PROJECT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF PREHISTORY AND PALAEONTOLOGY

InformaMEH will include a series of informative videos produced by the museum's Education Team which will comment on the latest news about human evolution in a light-hearted and entertaining way. These videos will be available on the museum's YouTube channel and will be translated into sign language.

 

 

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October 11, 2021

THE RESEARCHER AND WELL-KNOWN BRITISH SCIENCE WRITER REBECCA WRAGG SYKES CHOOSES THE MEH TO PRESENT HER BOOK 'KINDRED' IN SPAIN

The presentation of the book will take place on Thursday, October 14, at 8:00 p.m. in the Museum's Events Room. The British writer will be presented by the scientific director of the MEH, Juan Luis Arsuaga, and the director of the CENIEH, María Martinón. The meeting can also be followed on the Museum's YouTube channel.

 

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February 04, 2021

MIGUELÓN, OUR PRENEANDERTHAL LAUNCHES TELEGRAM CHANNEL

The Museum of Evolution launches a channel in the Telegram messaging system to report on news and events, and show videos, through Miguelón, its pre-Neanderthal 'spokesperson'.

 

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March 26, 2020

THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN EVOLUTION CREATES A NEW VIRTUAL TOUR OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT SPOTS WITH VIDEOS, AUDIO AND COMPLEMENTARY INFOGRAPHICS

It can be accessed through the Museum's website from any device and it will contain 21 Museum spots explained by its coordinator, Aurora Martín, and the head of Education, Rodrigo Alonso. The MEH will share a spot every day through social media.

 

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January 25, 2020

THE MEH INAUGURATES THE EXHIBITION 'AÍDA. ANCIENT EGYPT' WHICH SHOWCASES THE STUDY OF ONE OF THE MOST DAZZLING CULTURES IN HUMAN HISTORY

The exhibition brings together more than 150 archaeological pieces, books, documents, replicas, photographs and audiovisuals from various institutions. It can be visited until September in the Temporary Exhibitions Room of the Museum, with free admission.

 

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October 16, 2019

THE ATAPUERCA CULTURE OF EVOLUTION SYSTEM RECEIVES THE AWARD FROM THE 'CULTURE AND SOCIETY' ASSOCIATION FOR ITS KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION WORK

This association, national in scope and based in Asturias, has recognized the cultural model of the Museum of Human Evolution, integrated into the Atapuerca Culture of Evolution System (SACE), which has become an open meeting place for the public, for the dissemination of knowledge of the Atapuerca system.

 

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August 08, 2019

THE ATAPUERCA EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY CENTRE (CAREX) RECEIVES THE 'TRIP ADVISOR 2019 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE'

This centre, subsidiary of the Atapuerca System, has received a score of 4.5 out of 5 from its visitors in the last year. This centre has an exterior space and another inside where milestones of Prehistory are explained and Experimental Archaeology is taught.

 

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October 07, 2018

ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI, WINNER OF THE 'PRINCESA DE ASTURIAS DE LAS LETRAS’ AWARD, INAUGURATES AN EXHIBITION AT THE MEH'S 'POETRY CUBE' DEDICATED TO HIM

The exhibition features the documentary 'View of Krakow' and a virtual exhibition with some of his audio poems. After the inauguration, the well-known Polish poet, essayist and novelist spoke in the Museum's Events Room.

 

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August 22, 2017

THE MEH IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SCIENCE MUSEUM IN SPAIN ON THE INTERNET AND THE THIRD IN THE GENERAL RANKING, ACCORDING TO THE 'KLOUT' INDEX

This classification has been made by taking all the the Spanish museums on Twitter as a reference. 'Klout' is a web service that measures the degree of influence of a person or a brand on the Internet by analysing more than 400 different parameters in the seven most important social networks.

 

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February 08, 2017

ATAPUERCA SYSTEM CENTRES, CARDIO-PROTECTED AREAS

Four defibrillators, which incorporate the latest technology and are easy to use, have been installed at the MEH, the Sites, the Carex and the Cayac to treat possible cases of cardio-respiratory arrest. The visitor service staff have received training to respond to any emergency.

 

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September 13, 2016

The Museum of Human Evolution, one of the 50 institutions in the world selected by Google to participate in new virtual natural history exhibitions in 'Google Arts & Culture'

The Museum of Human Evolution participates in this new online experience by Google, available from today. It Is the result of the partnership of this company with some of the most emblematic Natural History institutions in 15 different countries. In Spain, the Museum of Human Evolution has been selected along with the Madrid and Barcelona Natural Science Museums. This project allows people to virtually move through the most spectacular collection of Natural History available.

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July 29, 2016

The Museum oh Human Evolution and the Atapuerca site obtain the 2016 certificate of excellence from travel portal Tripadvisor

This prestigious recognition is the result of good reviews by travellers. Both the Museum and the site have obtained a score of 4.5 out of 5. Both destinations had already been recognised by this award in previous years

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