Glaciarium

Local nameGlaciarium
LocationEl Calafate, Argentina

Glaciarium is a modern glacier interpretation centre, built to entertain and educate about ice, glaciers and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. It is located in the town of El Calafate, gateway to glaciers, in the Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, southern Argentina. It opened on January 17, 2011, with a ceremony that was attended by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The building was designed by the architectural office Santiago Cordeyro Arquitectos and the architect Pablo Güiraldes.

The centre is dedicated to ice and glaciers, and is designed to educate visitors about these natural phenomena in depth. The scientific director is glaciologist Pedro Skvarca. The building is formed by a main hall and three exhibitions halls, a total of 2,500 square metres.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaciarium_(museum)

Official Website https://www.glaciarium.com/

Phone +54 2902 497912

Address (Unnamed Road), Argentina

Coordinates -50°20'11.772" N -72°20'23.403" E

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