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Universum, the UNAM science museum
Science you can touch
The UNAM’s interactive science museum, opened in 1992, with 13 halls on the campus.
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In the area: The excavated stairways and a carved serpent head at the Templo Mayor. Image courtesy of © Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPhotos of Universum, the UNAM science museum coming soonSee photos on Google Maps
Our take
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Pair with the campus murals
- Address
- Circuito Cultural s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, CDMX
Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City - Phone
- +52 55 5622 7260
- Website
- universum.unam.mx
About Universum, the UNAM science museum
Universum, the science museum of the UNAM, opened in 1992, the first museum of its kind; its 13 halls sit on a 10-hectare site at Ciudad Universitaria (CDMX official tourism site). Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm, with the ticket office closing at 4pm (museum website).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Universum, the UNAM science museum before you go.
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