It is located in the town of El Calafate, gateway to glaciers, in the Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, southern Argentina.

The building was designed by the architectural office Santiago Cordeyro Arquitectos and the architect Pablo Güiraldes.

[1] The centre is dedicated to ice and glaciers, and is designed to educate visitors about these natural phenomena in depth.

Two halls house the permanent glaciological exhibits that include dioramas, multimedia, 3D models, and other modern resources.

Despite being provided with capes, gloves, and boots, patrons are only allowed to stay in the bar for 20 minutes because of the cold.