Going on exhibitions with the little ones in the house can always become a great alternative during these days of upcoming school holidays. But will our little fables hold up the sobriety of an exhibition hall? The answer, we suspect, will be affirmative, as long as it is known to look for a theme that gets them hooked and these Christmas days, there are plenty of attractive proposals in Madrid related to dinosaurs, superheroes, wild animals, pieces of Lego, robots or science fiction characters.
The first stop of our particular exhibition route can be done at IFEMA. There they have moved until next February 17 the protagonists of the most famous dinosaur saga of cinema: Jurassic Park . Coinciding with the 25th birthday of its first part, Jurassic World: The Exhibition becomes a totally immersive experience for visitors who will be able to traverse the iconic doors of the Jurassic World, visit the Mini Giant Mansos Zoo and the Hammond Creation Laboratory or take a trip aboard the ferry that takes you to Isla Nublar.
Velociraptors, tyrannosaurs-rex and brachiosaurs roam freely around the fairground, reaching some of them over seven meters tall . It will be, by the way, the only stop of this exhibition in Spain, which since it started its journey in Melbourne in 2016 has already been visited by more than one and a half million people (tickets from 12.90 euros, www.jurassicworldexhibition.es ).
These prehistoric vertebrates are also the protagonists of Dinopétrea exhibition that exhibits copies of skeletons of dinosaurs and other animals like a bear from the caves 10,000 years ago or fish from 40 million years ago. In addition, it has an excavation area formed by a small deposit of real fossils where small can emulate a true paleontologist . It can be visited until December 31 at the Intu Xanadú shopping center (entry 9 euros), where it is also located Barbie. Cinema and Fashion a sample that runs, through the wardrobe of 180 dolls some of the best-known films of all time such as Grease, Titanic, Birds or The Wizard of Oz and other more recent ones like The Hunger Games or Twilight (until January 7, entry 3.5 euros, free under 5 years , intuxanadu.com ).
Already in the center of Madrid, the Gaviria Palace dedicates a show to the world's most famous 'bricklayers'. I love Lego recreates in its Patio Andaluz six miniature worlds created with more than a million pieces by Roma Brick, one of the first LUG (Lego User Group) in the world that made dioramas at an international level.
Thanks to his amazing creativity and patience (some of the constructions have required years for its completion), scenes of the Second World War can be seen, from the Imperial Forums of Rome, a castle inspired by the series Game of Thrones a winter town or a huge city with its skyscrapers, its historic center, its recreational areas and its train station (until February 24, entries from 4 euros, www.ticketea.com ).
A little further north of the city, the Azca Room of the Shopping mall Moda Shopping has been invaded by some of the oldest icons of cinema of science fiction and fantasy . Terminator, King Kong, Darth Vader or Alien meet at Generation Sci-Fi a meticulous exhibition that traverses decades of the genre through two hundred replicas, statues, real-life pieces, vintage toys , costumes and objects of filming .
Among the wonders that can be found: the original escape pod used by actress Charlize Theron in Prometeus a replica of the King Kong skeleton of 1933, full-scale replicas of Star Wars, Terminator or Alien or 1/6 scale pieces of Planet of the Apes and Return to the Future (until January 31, entries from 6 euros, generacionscifi.com ).
And for fans of the Harry Potter magic saga arrives The Magic Platform . An exhibition with more than 150 licensed pieces, life-size dioramas and replicas made by the fans themselves. The selection, owned by two private collectors, includes products of the Weasley twins, horcruxes, pieces of quidditch or the wands of the protagonists of the saga. All this, in a space of more than 1,000 square meters baptized as Fandome and located in the neighborhood of Goya (Calle Duque de Sexto, 27), where the documentary will be screened Proyecto Patronus and that, has an official store (until January 7, from 10 euros, fandome.es).
For those who do not have enough pottermania the Post Office building opens during these Christmas days in its office of Cibeles and for a period of two months a official store of Harry Potter where it will be possible to find up to 380 products of the saga . It will feature the daily performance of a violinist who will perform themes from the film.
For its part, the municipal center Naves Matadero presents Orbis Pictus an interactive exhibition created by the Czech artist Petr Nikl and inspired by the literary works of Amos Comenius (creator in 1658 of the first illustrated book for children in history, also called Orbis Pictus ).
The narrowest minipian in the world, kaleidoscopes, Magnetic tables, zootropes, xylophones, a laser harp or a bicycle organ are some of the pieces with which the public can interact. Instruments and objects that play with light made largely of recycled materials as unblocking or ping pong rackets. First shown in Paris in 2006, more than three million people have enjoyed it since then (until January 6, free).
Also highly recommended is the exhibition Photo Ark which exhibits at the Museum of Natural Sciences, a hundred images of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, who for 15 years has been photographing animal species in danger of extinction (until January 5); and We, robots in the Espacio Fundación Telefónica, which brings together some of the most well-known androids in history: from the Mechanical Knight devised by Leonardo da Vinci to R2D2 and C3PO of the Star Wars saga (to the February 3)
Nativity scenes of Playmobil and Funkos
Two original nativity scenes made with dolls arrive willing to steal the hearts of the smallest of the house. In the Cultural Center of the Villa Fernán Gómez is the Bethlehem of Playmobil created by Aesclick, the Spanish Association of Collectors of Playmobil, which earmarks its income for charity purposes related to childhood and which has a Guinness record: an exhibition made with 68,808 dolls (until January 6, free).
For its part, the Fnac hosts a Nativity scene composed of charismatic and funky figures Funko. Popular characters like Hermione of Harry Potter, Ned Stark of Game of Thrones, Princess Leia and Chewbacca of Star Wars or The Beast are just some of its popular protagonists (showcase Fnac Callao, free).
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