Planeta Vida

Planeta Vida interprets the current Earth as the result of the interaction between the planet's chemical and physical environment and living beings. Rivers, mountains and oceans are intimately related to the organisms that live in them, and together they form a global ecosystem that acts to regulate the conditions of the planet. This overview of the Earth and life, which integrates all disciplines of the natural sciences, is the backbone of this permanent exhibition, which is structured in three areas: 'La biografia de la Terra', 'La Terra avui' and 'Les illes de ciència'. The first, 'La biografia de la Terra', describes a journey through the history of life and its coevolution with our planet. 'La Terra avui' is the part that explains what the Earth is like today. These two areas show the Museum's heritage collection. 'Les illes de ciència', semi-permanent and renewable areas, are small exhibitions in isolated spaces within the permanent exhibition that address aspects such as evolution, nomenclature and classification, the Mediterranean, animal behaviour, etc. In addition, the exhibition makes major accessibility improvements to its content for people with visual impairments. At the 17 interactive tables of the exhibition, where a total of 50 objects that can be touched freely are displayed, including original pieces and models, raised-relief diagrams of the pieces have been added, as well as texts in large print and in Braille (Catalan).