Thousands of children and adults participated this Sunday in the closing activities of the 2022 season of the Tecnópolis mega show, the venue located in the Buenos Aires town of Villa Martelli, which was visited this year by more than three million spectators.
The thousands of visitors took advantage of Sunday’s sunny day to visit the exhibition at the Constituyentes Avenue site, in the town of Villa Martelli, Vicente López district of Buenos Aires, with free admission, without prior reservation, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the nation.
The 2022 edition of Tecnópolis took place over 57 days, starting on July 17, during which the largest art, science and technology mega-exhibition in Latin America received more than 3 million visitors from all over the countryit was officially reported.
“More than 800,000 people from all over the country enjoyed the Park in just two weeks. Since August, the tours with schools have returned, in which more than 300,000 girls and boys from 5,000 schools participated,” added a statement from the Ministry of Culture.
“Tecnópolis, the park dedicated to science, technology and art, was conceived from its inception as a space for knowledge, learning and enjoyment for the whole family. A place for entertainment but also a possible meeting with future vocations. It gives us immense joy and great pride to see how that initial dream is now part of the experience of more than 3 million visitors who toured and enjoyed it in this last edition”, said the Minister of Culture, Tristán Bauer.
“Carrying this Park forward, with the quality and variety of proposals it has, implies a great effort and commitment. So, a special thanks to all those who work in it, who take care of it, support it and embrace it every day. Also to the Ministries, agencies, public and private companies and the international cooperation of the countries that participated this year. All of them make Tecnópolis a unique and unforgettable experience,” added the national official.
On this occasion, one of the busiest spaces was the “Arrorro Experience”a sensory space for children up to four years old, where a large number of people lined up to participate in this interactive exhibition.
Sonia González, a resident of the porteño neighborhood of Versalles and mother of Valentina, three years old, told Télam that she likes that there is “a learning space for the little ones” and that it is always “necessary that there be more spaces like these”.
Another of the most visited spaces was Azul, the interactive exhibition that takes place in the red pole of Innovation, which reveals the curiosities of maritime life in the Argentine Sea.
Aurelio, scientific communicator of the section, said he felt “proud that many people come to the stand and ask questions about our marine fauna and about the damage that the waste of waste can cause to our seas.”
In this same line, a large number of people lined up to climb in the arena, an 8-meter-high wall and support points that define the climbing paths.
Mayra, a 15-year-old girl, stated that “going up to the arena generates a sensation of vertigo and adrenaline, which is very difficult to achieve with other activities.”
Along this same line, inside Hall 2, One of the most popular exhibitions of the day was “América Viva” and, especially, the section of the works that represent the history of the myths and legends of the native peoples of our country.
Andrea, a resident of the municipality of Lomas de Zamora, affirmed that “the section is very interesting to learn about the culture of our native peoples, which is not very visible.”
Another of the areas with the highest influx of people was the Zamba sector, an interactive space where, through the help of the characters from the children’s series, children are allowed to learn about the country’s history.
Enzo, an 8-year-old boy from the Formosan town of Clorinda, who wore a Zamba T-shirt, said that “it is the first time” that he visited Tecnópolis and that what he liked the most was “visiting the area of the giant whale” .
In the pavilion of the Ministry of Education, visitors participated in the different stands such as those dedicated to the connect equality program, the children’s and youth reading area and the stand dedicated to the National Institute of Technological Education, where visitors could use the car simulator , an interactive experience that mimics the experience of driving.
Mateo, an 11-year-old from Boulogne, who was in line for the simulator, considered that “the entire sample is very good and can be entertaining for both children and not so children.”
Another of the most visited spaces was Plaza Siquier, where juggling and balance workshops were given, and children and adults learned to juggle with clowns and acrobats.
Full of glitter and makeup, the participants tried to juggle multicolored balls.
Guido, a 16-year-old from Berazategui, indicated that “at first glance it is easy to juggle, but the truth is very complicated. You have to have coordination and great speed in your hand. After 40 minutes I was able to learn to juggle with three balls, but it costs me a lot”.
At 4:00 p.m., on the Juana Azurduy stage, boys and girls participated in the great dance of Zamba and Niña, where they could play and sing along with the characters.
Then, on the same stage, “Los Rockan” was presented, a band that proposes a rock tour of the most emblematic songs of María Elena Walsh, in an intergenerational show, which mobilized children and adults with their chords.
At 5:00 p.m., at Auditorio Cultura, Martín Rechimuzzi and Pedro Rosenblat performed their streaming program with a live audience.
While at 6 pm, close to closing time, in the Federal Courtyard, the Kapanga band mobilized the public with its fusion of quartet, rock and ska.
The director of Tecnópolis, María Rosenfeldt, anticipated that The next edition of the exhibition will start in February 2023, for which they will work “with great enthusiasm and many ideas to renew and continue to value this space, this public, cultural and educational policy”.
