Science Museum of the National School of San Juan

Santa Fe 252
Tel. 0264-4223526
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12:30 a.m.

This museum has only one large hall and specializes in exact sciences. Exhibits include precision balances, X-ray lamps, microscopes, different types of thermometers, a meridian circle compass and a compressed air horn. All these devices function perfectly. There is also an engine on display that was made by the students during their science classes. It also harbors well-preserved and classified scientific pieces that are over 200 years old. The school was founded by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1862 when he was the governor of San Juan. The museum is mainly used to carry out activities with the school students. However, it is also open to other schools and to any person who wishes to visit it. The layout of all its exhibits is extremely didactic.

San Juan
San Juan, capital of the province of San Juan, was shaken by an earthquake in 1944 and was rebuilt on a modern design with a large number of parks and promenades. It lies 1,050km. away from the city of Buenos Aires along national routes No.7 (up to the city of San Luis) and 147. Another alternative is to travel up to Mendoza and then take route No.40 up to San Juan. The city harbors the natal homes of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and Fray Justo Santa María de Oro. The province has important tourist attractions, the most traditional of which is known as the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley).