Marte. La conquista de un sueño: A Journey Through Humanity's Fascination with Mars and Space Exploration

This participatory exhibition explores humanity's enduring fascination with Mars, tracing its historical, cultural, and scientific impact. It examines our efforts to understand the Red Planet, its potential for life, and the ambitious future of human exploration and colonization.

‘Marte. La conquista de un sueño’ (Mars. The Conquest of a Dream) is an exhibition that delves into the profound human curiosity and fascination with the Red Planet throughout history. Divided into five key sections, the exhibition covers the origins of this fascination, the astronomical challenges and discoveries in understanding Mars's movement, its pervasive influence on culture, cinema, music, and literature, the milestones in the race to reach Mars, and the ongoing mission to establish humanity as an interplanetary species. The exhibition features significant historical and documentary artifacts, including original books and prints from the Copernican Museum in Rome, a fragment of a Martian meteorite, original illustrations for H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds' by Henrique Alvim Corrêa, and a replica of Galileo Galilei's first telescope. It also includes 3D-printed models of potential Martian habitats and an immersive audiovisual piece using original NASA images of Martian sunsets. Coproduced with the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, it was a participatory experience encouraging visitor engagement through social media, quizzes, and a 'Martian selfie' feature.

The exhibition is located on the fourth floor of Espacio Fundación Telefónica. Guided tours are available on Thursdays at 10:30, 12:00, and 17:00, and on Sundays at 10:30. Further information on guided visits can be found via a provided link. Admission details are not explicitly stated but can be inferred to be part of general museum entry, with specific tour times available.