Parque de las Ciencias is a science centre and museum, part of the European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE), located in the city of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. Under the motto "A new kind of Museum", Parque de las Ciencias was founded in 1990 and opened in 1995. The museum has been solely directed by Ernesto Páramo Sureda since its establishment and its successive expansions. It occupies 70,000 m2 and holds permanent and temporary exhibitions including: a planetarium, educational facilities, café, restaurant, bookshop, library, cinemas, etc. It also has a cultural gallery ranging from 50 to 550 in number. Some of the museum’s highlights are its Plastination Lab and Restoration and Production Workshops. Parque de las Ciencias council members consists of: The University of Granada, The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the local, provincial and regional governments and The Caja Granada Foundation. Some of the museum’s exhibitions are its 'Windows to Science' and 'Live Science', which through crystal bounded spaces, provides the visitors with the experience of being in an actual lab.