Universum
Universum is Mexico's primary museum dedicated to promoting science and technology to the public and to support the university's science missions. It opened in 1992 at the Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City.Photo: Lachaume, Public domain.
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Mexico’s primary museum dedicated to promoting science and technology to the public. Actuamente su directora es la Mtra. María Emilia Beyer Ruiz
- Also known as: “Universum Museo de la Ciencias” and “Universum, the Museum of Science of the National Autonomous University of Mexico”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Mexico and Cuicuilco.
National Library of Mexico
Library
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Mexico is located in Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. It was first established on November 30, 1867. National Library of Mexico is situated 680 metres northwest of Universum.
Cuicuilco
Museum
Photo: Felipe huerta hdez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuicuilco is an important archaeological site located on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City. Cuicuilco is situated 1¼ km south of Universum.
Theater Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Theater building
Photo: Ulysses Carrillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theater Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is a theater building, which is situated 490 metres northwest of Universum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Universitaria and Copilco.
Ciudad Universitaria
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Universitaria is the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, located in Coyoacán borough in the southern part of Mexico City.
Copilco
Quarter
Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco.
Tlalpan
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Tlalpan and Pedregal is a district of Mexico City. Tlalpan is best known as the location of most hospitals in Mexico City and most natural parks. Pedregal is a wealthy residential area built on top of, and using lava rock from, the Xitle volcano.
Universum
- Categories: building, tourism, university building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.31135° or 19° 18′ 41″ northLongitude
-99.18066° or 99° 10′ 50″ westLevels
4Operator
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoOpen location code
76F28R69+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 264036405OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4005964
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Universum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Universum”
- German: “Universum”
- Italian: “Universum”
- Japanese: “ウニベルスム科学博物館”
- Japanese: “ユニバーサム”
- Korean: “우니베르숨”
- Spanish: “Universum. Museo de las Ciencias”
- Spanish: “Universum”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Manuel Sandoval Vallarta and Explanada de Universum.
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