This Sunday, Tecnópolis closes its eleventh edition and says goodbye until February 2023. Based on its educational goal, the main scenario of scientific publishing in Argentina contributes year after year to federal access to culture. With an area of fifty hectares, the huge gallery of art, science and technology located in Villa Martelli is the largest in Latin America.
It is a place where citizenship is exercised, where rights are extended. A great platform for public policy, where You can clearly see the potential we have and the capabilities in our production, scientific and technological development. A place to expand imagination and access to enjoyment,” he says Page 12 director Mary Rosenfeld. He continues enthusiastically: “The most beautiful thing is that boys and girls are happy in Technopolis with pure smiles. It is a truly unique space in the world.“.
From July 17 to this Sunday October 23, welcome Technopolis 3 million people from all regions of the country. At a rate of 52 thousand visits per day, with an explosion during the winter holidays, as visits approached one million visits, taking advantage of the school vacation period. In this regard, Rosenfeld comments: “We believe we have succeeded in reclaiming the spirit of Technopolis for two reasons: once again it was full of people and the massive influx of schools featured. This Friday, without going so far, 45,000 boys came in. They were goals we haven’t been able to achieve since December 2019 , with the outbreak of the epidemic between them, and Today he fills us with pride“.
Why does Argentina need a cultural monster with these characteristics? One of the explicit goals lies, with a lot of boys, girls and teens Awaken the scientific calls. Democratizing the conditions for access and sharing of knowledge can, in this way, help people build their reasons and awaken their passion. In fact, promoting scientific culture is a bit like this: citizens know how science is cooked up and more scientists know how citizens express themselves.
During these three months, More than 80 organizations actively participated in the experimentMinistries, secretariats, regional governments, institutes, scientific teams, embassies and companies. And the drive is simple: no one in Argentina wants to miss the festival of culture.
Sovereignty as a science
During this eleventh edition, more than 70 spaces were made available that showcased artistic, scientific and technological proposals, eight stages and halls operating with activities suitable for all audiences; It was attended, for example, by children and teenagers from more than 5,000 educational institutions.
In 2022, activities revolved around sovereignty as an exclusive concept. It was the 40th anniversary of Malvinas and the centenary of the YPF, and within the framework of both the anniversaries was the call to reflect on how the implementation of this idea could contribute to the creation of the future. The production of knowledge, therefore, constitutes a process by which a country can aspire to greater independence in the spatial, environmental, cultural, productive and nutritional domains, among others. “Sovereignty was the theme this year. We seek to bring this concept closer and make it more every day and I think it was a great umbrella to think about all the topics. Next year will be the turn of democracy, exploiting 40 years since 1983‘, he points out.
Among the notable activities were the Épica School of Activists; Chess Tournament, Evita 70, 210th Anniversary of Gogoi’s Exodus; festivals such as criollo (gaucho cultures), dancing, immigrants from the great homeland, grandmothers 45 years old; Encounters like 46 Years After the Night of the Pencils; Exhibits such as Video Games, Sea as a Territory, China, Sector and Road, Fangio Cars; Over 770 concerts and shows.
“The balance in this release is also positive because we have been able to develop very valuable spaces of our own. I think of the Sea Gallery as a territory, which aims to show the importance of collective thinking in Maritime Sovereignty, a lab for teens electronic arts and design Arrorró, an activity that includes early childhood, children up to three years oldRonsenfeld says. Based on surveys and field studies, they discovered that the possibility of containing the little ones remained vacant and Arrorró emerged as a place where they could experiment with colours, textures, shapes and dimensions. Likewise, events communicated through sign languages have been integrated to increase accessibility.
Communication as a state policy
Tecnópolis is the expression of state policy received in 11 years More than 30 million people. A political decision started by the presidency Cristina Fernandez It aims to enable all people to enjoy knowledge, regardless of their economic and social capabilities.
In fact, there is probably no example that more accurately expresses the models of the state that at that time expressed official power and opposition. Despite the fact that the exhibition was to open in November 2010 in the city of Buenos Aires, the then Prime Minister of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri denied this possibility. Simply put, he did not enable the buildings on the pretext that “traffic is going to collapse”. The national government decided to move it and it was inaugurated on July 14, 2011.
In the field of communication and culture, in addition to Tecnópolis, during this period the focus was placed on the launch of the channels Encuentro TV (2007) – a signal created for the dissemination of educational, cultural and scientific content -, Baka Baka (2010) – in the audience of children and adolescents – and Tec TV – the channel Owned by MinCyT – . Later (2015), the panorama was completed with the opening of the Cultural Center for Science (C3), the first public, free and national cultural center, located next to the scientific and technological pole, in the heart of Palermo.
Interactive and fun experiences are set up in a space like Tecnópolis dedicated to families, communication and learning. Embedding and hybridization script, suitable for all audiences. A huge sample that is expected to serve as inspiration, excite you and invite you to think.
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