This municipal museum was designed by the architects Rafael Moneo and Enrique de Teresa with the help of Francisco Romero and Juan Jose Echevarria.

Besides an area dedicated to Castilla y León inventions and inventors there is an eleven metre high 80 kg Foucault Pendulum as well as a display of Louis Pasteur's work improving wine production.

A large display illustrates Mendeleev and his periodic table whilst another has a three eyed guide called Tripos who explains aquatic life.

The house exploits the museum's location on the banks of the River Pisuerga to explain geography and ecology with reference to the city of Valladolid.

The entire ecosystem is illustrated and includes examples of the important species of fish, amphibians and shellfish that should thrive in the region's rivers.