Presentation

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Valencia (Spain)
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CRONOLOGY. THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT.
• Year 1995. The Local Administration of the city starts the Valencian
Strategic Plan.
• The City of Arts and Sciences project was presented to the city in 1996.
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• Year 1998. The Hemisferic is inaugurated.
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Year 2000. The Science Museum Príncipe Felipe and the
Umbracle (Promenade and Car Park) are opened to the public.
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Year 2003. The Oceanografic (Aquarium) is inaugurated,
opening to the public on February 15th.
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Year 2005. Opening concerts in the Palacio de las Artes Reina
Sofía (Opera House) .
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Year 2009. The Agora is opened to the public.
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Future project: Trade center, business and high class
condominiums.
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L´HEMISFÈRIC
IMAX Dome Theater, Digital 3D, Full Dome Planetarium
L´HEMISFÈRIC
500,000 Annual attendance
MUSEO DE LAS CIENCIAS PRÍNCIPE FELIPE
1,800,000 Attendance
600,000 tickets sold
SOCIAL BENEFITS
• Special program for schools and teaching institutions
• Up to 100.000 students have visited the Museum (20% visitors)
• 5,500 teachers arrived from 1,450 different schools, (30% teachers participated in specific
workshops)
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SCIENCE MUSEUM
Social Benefits
SCIENCE MUSEUM
• Up to 30.000 didactic publications and curriculum
materials shared for free
• The Explainers Program hires and trains up to 80
university students
• Programs in progress:
- Science Camps
- Science kits
- Targeting senior citizens
Specific program for children
ESPAI DELS XIQUETS
(<7): 55.000 attendants
Social
Benefits
Las
grandes
cifras del impacto económico
TALLER DE ELECTRICIDAD
Scientific demonstrations:
>70,000 students
Annual attendance
L´HEMISFÈRIC
SCIENCE MUSUM
500,000
1,800,000
L’OCEANOGRÀFIC 1,200,000
ANNUAL ATTENDANCE
3,500,000
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SOCIAL IMPACT
MAIN EVENTS. (2009)
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Fallas and Easter Days: 300,000 visitors.
Summer: 1,200,000 visitors.
Local holiday weekend: 80.000 visitors.
Christmas: 100.000 visitors estimated.
PUBLIC EVENTS
On July 6th, SS Benedict XVI gathered 1.500.000 people.
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SOCIAL IMPACT
Sponsored Events
Citröen
Lexus
Lancaster
Panasonic
Alfa Romeo
MTV Winter
Valencia Open 500
Campus Party
Desafio Robot
Congreso Mundial de Educación
Simposio Internacional de Enfermedades Raras
Conferencia Mundial de Biodiversidad Marina
NON-ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY FOR SOCIETY
• EDUCATIONAL
 Special program for schools and teaching institutions
• SOCIAL
 Spreading scientific and technical knowledge and
popularizing it
• SECONDARY BENEFITS AND COLLATERAL ECONOMIES IN RELATED SECTORS
- Employment
- Revitalizing activity
- New business opportunities
- Environmental benefits
• COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND MANAGERIAL WORLD
• EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
NON-ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY FOR SOCIETY
•SOCIAL
 Spreading scientific and technical knowledge and
popularizing it
NON-ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY FOR SOCIETY
•SOCIAL
 Spreading scientific and technical knowledge and
popularizing it
visitor/ local population (%)
NON-ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY FOR SOCIETY
Economical impact
Total economical impact of all invested funds (construction) =
1,086 M Euros ( generating 40K job positions)
Urban development (commercial mall, hotels, etc.) = 430 M euros
Operational income = 105 M Euros (63% tourism)
Internal Rate of Return IRR > 6%
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