The museum first opened to the public in 2007. It is visited by 80,000 people every year, most of them schoolchildren. A number of the notable features of the establishment within the context of the award are its effective energy management and painstaking waste management.
Energy savings and efficiency, in particular in the field of lighting and climate control, as well as water savings, selective waste collection, the purchasing of eco-labelled products and environmental training are a number of the aspects taken into consideration in the category “cultural establishments: libraries and museums” for the Environmental Seal. The category likewise assesses communication and promotion of the aforementioned aspects among users and workers.
