Temporary exhibition
From November 24, 2023 to March 31, 2024 the temporary exhibition “Jorge Juan. The Legacy of a scientific seaman” will remain open to the public. Curated by Jose María Moreno Martín and Blanca Sazatornil Pinedo, this exhibition commemorates the 250th anniversary of the seaman’s death, covering the main milestones of his life and his most outstanding contributions to the history of science in the 18th century.
Throughout the five areas of the exhibition, the indelible mark left by Jorge Juan in fields as diverse as politics, economics, history, nature, geography, and especially mathematics, astronomy, shipbuilding and naval teaching will be disclosed. The 114 pieces on display—most of them contemporary to our protagonist and borrowed from both national and international institutions— reveal a journey that will show all sides and facets of Jorge Juan’s prolific and intense life. Through on these pieces, a story is told that will allow us to discover the international projection of one of the most renowned Spanish seamen, whose extensive and outstanding work earned him the nickname of el sabio español (“the wise Spanish”), by which he was known in his time.