On June 8 and 9, the Barcelona Zoo will join the 17th edition of the Science Festival organized by Barcelona City Council and which will take place at the Born Center for Culture and Memory and Plaça Comercial.

With the aim of raising awareness of how important it is to conserve biodiversity, the Zoo will offer the family activity "Agents for the defense of biodiversity". Its participants will have the opportunity to discover the microscopic beings that hide inside a drop of water and they will get to know a very important one: artemia, a tiny crustacean that lives in wetlands and is special importance for species such as flamingos or crabs. 

The activity is aimed at children between 6 and 14 years old and will be available both days at the stand that the Zoo will have in Plaça Comercial, next to the door of the Born Center for Culture and Memory.

A party framed in the Citadel of Knowledge

The Science Festival, organized by Barcelona City Council, is a great meeting place to promote the scientific vocation and relate to the world of research. This year the event is held in the surroundings of the Ciutadella del Coneixement, a scientific and urban planning project that aims to make the Ciutadella Park and its surroundings a leading science and outreach node in Europe.

In total, more than 150 scientific and technological dissemination activities have been scheduled in 30 different spaces, involving nearly 120 institutions and entities with more than 200 participants. The universe of programmed activities includes games, experiments, workshops, shows, stories, visits, exhibitions and humor.