Address:
O´Higgins 4525
1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone 54 11 4701 9390
Mobile 54 11 4479 8383
E-mail jfargas@exploratorio.com

EDUCATION
• Industrial Engineering degree, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
• International School of Lasers.
• Arts & Holography, New York, USA.
• The energy and environment, La Plata, Argentina.
• The sound and the enviroment.

AFFILIATIONS
• Member of the Red Pop UNESCO. www.redpop.org
• Member of ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Centers) www.astc.org
• Member of the Kinetic Art Organization www.kinetic-art.org

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- A combination between Engineer and Artist.
- From Research & Development of Lasers to the design and making of sculptures with Science & Technology.
- The skills on teaching and the technology allows to design Exhibits for hands on museums in one step.
- Able to manage multidiciplinary projects from conception to completion.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – 2003 Coordinator of Global Connetion.

1995 – 2003 Executive Director of the EXPLORATORIO Science Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1990 – 1995 President of the Centro Científico Tecnológico Interactivo (CCTI), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1990 – 1994 Executive Director of School of music “Studio Arte & Música”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1980 – 1990 President of Centro de Diseño Industrial (Industrial Design Center), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

EXHIBITIONS & WORKS
1990 The face of the past (retrospective), Carvings. San Isidro, Buenos Aires.

1991 Evolution, changing faces made of different materials. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1999 Kaleidoscope, holographic kaleidoscope, Santiago, Chile.

1997 The Shape of Ours, kinetic sculpture with fiber optics, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1999 Windlight, kinetic sculture, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2000 The solar zoo, powered by the sun, Cleveland. OH, USA.

2000 Fans & fun, Interactive wind sculpture, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2002 Clock without time, interactive neoclock, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2002 SunFlower Web Based project, Kuala Lumpur, Malasya

2002 Wind Scultures, modular series of wind scultures, San Jose, Costa Rica

2003 Faces of the world, web based digital art, Buenos aires, argentin

2003 Contact, web based sculpture, New York, US

2003 Argentina Futura, fibre optics, Buenos Aires, Argentin

2003 IFO, Identified Flying Object, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2003 Art in Progress, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CONFERENCES AND PAPERS
January
2004 Teaching Science Through English
British Council Seminars
Sheffield, UK

June
2004 DNA50 Celebrating Life
British Council
Buenos Aires, Argentina

August
2004 Mirando Al Futuro (Solar Energy)
Universidad de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina

November
2003 Creative Workshop
ASTC Conference
Minnesota, USA

November
2003
The Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, USA

November
2003 Global Museum
Liberty Science Center
New Jersey, USA

October
2003 Feria Nacional de Ciencias
Evaluador
Misiones, Argentina

September
2003 Ciencia Para Todos
Capacitación Docente
Salta, Argentina

June
2003 La Ciencia en el nivel inicial. disertación Auditorio Abasto.
Editorial Hola Chicos
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

May
2003 Divulgación Electrónica de la Ciencia
Y la Tecnología.
8va. Reunión Red Pop
León, México

May
2003 El Encuentro del Arte, la Ciencia y la Tecnología
8va, Reunión Red Pop
León, México

May
2003 Energía Solar, una solución para la deforestación
8va. Reunión Red Pop
León, México

February
2003 La Ciencia al alcance de todos
Feria Educativa Colegio Northlands
Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

November
2002 Feria Nacional de Ciencias
Evaluador
Ushuaia, Argentina

October
2002 “Global Connection, bringing communities closer”
ASTC, Annual conference
Charlotte, NC, USA

September
2002 ¨Articum¨
Artic Science Centre
Rovaniemi, Finlandia

September
2002 ¨Mirando al Futuro¨ Tour de Energía Solar
Jujuy, Argentina

August
2002 “Ciencia para Todos”
Exploraciones dentro y fuera del aula, Fundación
CIENTEC
San Carlos, Costa Rica

June
2002 “Energía aquí y ahora, un tour solar¨
Salta, Argentina.

March
2002 “Global Connection”
Seminary on Communications,
Ciudad de México, México.

February
2002 “Global Connection”
3rd Science Center World Congress
Canberra, Australia.

February
2002 “Science Centers in a shoe string”
3rd Science Center World Congress
Canberra, Australia.

November
2001 “Science in the kitchen”
Red POP/UNESCO,
Santiago, Chile

November
2001 “Planet Energy” (Travelling exhibition)
Red POP/UNESCO,
Santiago, Chile

November
2001 “An space adventure”
Red POP/UNESCO,
Santiago, Chile

October 2001 “Exhibit design”
ASTC Annual Conference,
Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

May 2001 “Science in the daily things”
Editorial Hola Chicos
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

October 2000 “Solar Zoo”
ASTC Annual Conference,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

October 2000 “Sculptures with science and technology”
ASTC Annual Conference,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

October 2000 “Travelling exhibitions”
ASTC Annual Conference,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

July 2000 “Solar energy and evironment”
Japanese Garden,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

June 2000 “Science and technology”
University for the environment
Merlo, San Luis, Argentina.

April 2000 Where is going our environmental compromise?
Feria Internacional del Libro (International Book Fair)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

February
2000 “An space adventure”, (Multimedia project).
CONSUDEC Fair,
Buenos Aires, Argentina,

November
1999 “Science and technology for everybody”,
School of Engineering,
Chaco, Argentina

October 1999 Improvements in Traveling Exhibitions
ASTC Annual Conference,
Tampa, Florida, USA.

October 1999 Facing the Future (Environmental Showcase)
ASTC Annual Conference,
Tampa, Florida, USA.

August 1999 Science Demostrations
Feria del Libro Infantil (Children’s Book Fair)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

June 1999 “The interactive Web”
Red Pop UNESCO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 1999 “Designing and making exhibits”,
Red Pop UNESCO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 1999 “Facing the Future”
Red Pop UNESCO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

OTHER WORKS

2002 Member of the advisory team, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, USA.
2001 “The september 11th Photo Project”, New York, USA.
1998 – now Design of Science Kits.
1999 – 2000 Advisor and designer, Centro de Ciencias Eureka, Mendoza, Argentina.
1999 Advisor and designer, Museo Interactivo Mirador, Santiago, Chile.
1996 – 2001 Advisor and designer, Museo Participativo de Ciencias, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1996 – 1998 Advisor and designer, Puerto Ciencia, Santa Fe, Argentina.

WEBSITES www.exploratorio.com  - www.joaquinfargas.com.ar

Other websites:

Exhibits Design: www.exploratorio.com/design
Science Kits: www.exploratorio.com/kits

SCIENCE CENTRES & MUSEUMS VISITED AND STUDIED

Argentina
Eureka, Mendoza
Museo Participativo, Buenos Aires
Museo del Niño, Buenos Aires
Museo de Ciencia Naturales, Buenos Aires
Exploratorio, Buenos Aires
Puerto Ciencia, Entre Ríos

Australia
Questacon, The National Science & Technology Centre, Canberra
Power House Museum, Sydney
Science Works, Melbourne

Brasil
Museo da Vida, Rio de Janeiro
Planetarium, Rio de Janeiro
Estacion Ciencia, San Pablo

Chile
Museo Interactivo Mirador, MIM, Santiago de Chile
Programa Explora, Santiago de Chile

Costa Rica
Museo del Niño, San José
Fundación CIENTEC, San Carlos

Finland
Artic Science Centre
Museum of the Province of Lapland

France
Cite de Sciences, La Villete, Paris
Palais de la Découverte, Paris

Germany
Deutchest Museum of Science & Technology, Munich
Science Museum, Berlin *

India
Science City, Calcuta
Science & Technology, Calcuta *

Italy
Museo Da Vinci, Milano

México
Universum, México City
Papalote, México City
Explora, Leon, Guanajuato

Spain
Museo de la Ciencia, Barcelona
Acciona, Madrid

Uruguay
LATU, Laboratorio Tecnológico de Uruguay, Montevideo

South Africa
MTN Science Centre, Cape Town

UK
Science Museum, London
Magna Science Center, Sheffield
Natural History Museum, London

USA

LIberty Science Center, New Jersey
The New York Hall of Science, New York
Children’s Museum, New York
Museum of Science of Boston, Boston
Computer’s Museum, Boston
MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge
MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa
Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago
Museum of Science & Technology, Miami
Science Museum of Cleveland, Cleveland*
Museum of Science & Technology, Phoenix
Exploratorium, San Francisco
Los Angeles Science Center, Los Angeles
Harper Ferry’s, National Parks Training Center, Washington
Epcot Center, Disney World, Florida
Air & Space Museum, Washington
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Minnesota Science Center, St. Paul Minnesota
The Museum of Natural History, New York