Galiverso. Explora el cielo
About the exhibition
Santiago de Compostela'Galiverso. Explora el cielo' is a free virtual reality experience at the Museo Centro Gaiás of the Cidade da Cultura in Santiago de Compostela, launched to coincide with the total solar eclipse visible from Galicia in August 2026.
Virtual reality, astronomy and history combine in an educational experience for all audiences, produced by the Cidade da Cultura with the Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías (USC).
In the 'Explora el cielo' mode a virtual capsule carries you across some of Galicia's purest night skies: the Pena Trevinca observatory, Galicia's first Starlight destination, the birthplace of astronomer Ramón María Aller Ulloa in Lalín, the Dolmen de Axeitos and the 'mar de ardora' at the beach of Louro in Muros; the journey doubles as a call against light pollution.
'Experimenta o eclipse' focuses on the Sun-Earth-Moon system, developed with the IGFAE of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
Good to know
- Access from age 8; children under 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- Free 45-minute slots for groups of 8, Tuesday to Sunday 11:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00; last access 13:15 and 19:00.
- Completed by the free exhibition 'Explorar el cielo. Aprender astronomía' (with MUPEGA), daily 10:00-20:00 since 29 July 2026.
Impressions
Museo Centro Gaiás, Cidade da Cultura
Where to find it
Santiago de CompostelaMuseo Centro Gaiás, Cidade da Cultura
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Monte Gaiás, 15707 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Opening hours
VR experience Tue-Sun 11:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00, groups of 8 every 45 minutes, last access 13:15 and 19:00, Mon closed; companion exhibition Mon-Sun 10:00-20:00
access from age 8; children under 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult
