Corteo- Cirque du Soleil make a return to Madrid

The world famous Cirque du Soleil will be making return to Madrid to present a new production, Corteo. It promises to be a very lively and colourful performance with lots of comedy, presented in the style of a carnival parade seen through the eyes of a clown. The show will run from 2nd April until 5th June at the Escenario Puerta de Ángel, and ticket prices range from 40€-199€ with cheaper rates for kids. Here's a taster video and from what we've seen, it looks very spectacular! For more details and tickets, visit the Cirque du Soleil website.

MuF visited the National Museum of Natural Sciences of Madrid (MNCN)

MuF visited the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales today with children... a rainy day and we thought the Museum might be a nice visit... it was very successful with the kids and the grownups- we definitely advise a visit!!!

The National Museum of Natural Sciences of Madrid is a great place for kids and visiting students preparing for a paper on Natural Science. Those who enjoy the history of Natural Science will find the museum more than interesting. With almost 6 million species to be found, among the treasures are several dinosaurs some of which belonged to the original collection of 200 years. Founded originally by King Charles III in 1771, a great collector himself the museum has grown around his original pieces. The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales has a very important collection of meteorites, a collection that dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century. Once upon a time there was an African pigmy in full dress, but he has since been taken away.

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
José Gutierrez Abascal 2 (just off the Paseo de la Castellana)
Tel: 91 411 13 28
Web: www.mncn.csic.es (nothing in English, but good pictures!)
Buses 7,12,14, 27,40,45, 147, 15
metro: Gregorio Marañón, Republica Argentina, Nuevos Ministerios, Rios Rosas

Visiting hours:
Tuesday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00
Saturdays, 10:00 to 20:00 (except July and August from 10:00 to 15:00)
Sundays and holidays from 10.00 to 14.30.
The Museum is closed every Monday of the year, 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 25 December.