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Ágora (CaixaForum València)

The Ágora is the building by Santiago Calatrava that closes off the City of Arts and Sciences on the east, conceived as a covered square and meeting place. Today it is CaixaForum València, a cultural centre of the la Caixa Foundation whose interior was designed by Enric Ruiz-Geli of the Cloud 9 studio as if it were a living organism, with organic and landscape-like forms. At its centre floats the Cloud, a structure that houses an open workshop. From it comes Arc al ciel, an intangible installation by Inma Femenía that draws a rainbow with vapour and light. In the lake around the building stands Palafit, a golden house on stilts, a permanent sculpture by Anna Talens that evokes the life of the Albufera farmers. Inside there are temporary exhibitions on art, science, literature, film, technology and nature, as well as an auditorium. It stands next to the Museu de les Ciències and the l'Assut de l'Or bridge.

Things to do at Ágora (CaixaForum València): 4 missions

• See an exhibition from the current programmeStep into one of the exhibition rooms and note down the title and subject of the show you see.
• Take a close look at the Cloud in the foyerStand beneath the floating structure at the centre of the building and see how it hangs over the space. Take note of the open workshop it houses.
• Find the golden Palafit house on the lakeWalk around the outside of the building until you see the golden house on stilts in the lake. It is a sculpture by Anna Talens about life on the Albufera.
• Look for the rainbow of Arc al cielFind Inma Femenía's installation, which creates a rainbow with vapour and light coming out of the Cloud.

Near Ágora (CaixaForum València)

Source: Turismo oficial de València - CaixaForum València