Modelo Museum of Science and Industry
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Modelo Museum of Science and Industry (Spanish: Museo Modelo de Ciencia e Industria, MUMCI), is located in Toluca, capital city of Estado de Mexico. MUMCI's main goal is fostering people's interest in industry and related sciences. Besides permanent and temporary exhibitions, MUMCI offers other services, such as workshops, conferences, IMAX theatre, Ludotec, restaurant, bar, gift shop, and two parking lots.
The museum was inaugurated on 30 June 2009 by Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico.
Features
MUMCI is an educational space with 21 rooms. Out of them, 15 rooms show different industrial branches, including: brewing, glass, metal-mechanics, cardboard and paper, among others. MUMCI also has 6 exhibit rooms showing the human side of the industry: Industry's history and the stakeholders. All these subjects were organized using an innovative multimedia concept. Furthermore, the museum has a special area for temporary exhibitions supplementing MUMCI's contents.
History
MUMCI is the result of the humanitarian vision of Grupo Modelo, a leading company in the brewing industry.
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