The science portal offers visitors the opportunity to discover the world of particle accelerators, the quantum world as well as the creation of our universe.
The science portal consists of three exhibitions.
- Exhibition Our Universe: Go back 13.8 billion years to the very beginning of time. Discover how the Universe has become everything we see around us today. Conduct experiments to discover how scientists conduct their research. Let yourself be transported through the different phases of the Universe. Design your own star and project it into space, play with the proton scale and try to trap the antimatter.
- Quantum World Exhibition: We live in a quantum world! Quantum physics explains why the Sun shines. It allows us to make smartphones and understand how plants grow. Yet strange and wonderful quantum effects only occur at the tiny scale of particles... In this interactive exhibition, discover the world of particles as tiny as they are!
- Particle Accelerator Exposure: Particle beams travel at a speed close to that of light along the Large Hadron Collider, and billions of particles collide every second. Learn how CERN’s massive experiments record these particle collisions and how a global network of computers processes data from these collisions. Hear scientists talk about their work and discover how the technologies they have developed can be used in hospitals. Use our headsets for a virtual tour. Team up with other visitors to take a piece of experience underground. Design your own particle detection experiment.
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Also at your disposal: drink and snack vending machines.
Opening
From 01/01 to 31/12.
Closed on Monday.
Rates
Free of charge.
Services
Facilities
- Coach parking
- Parking nearby
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Exhibition space
- Lift
- Toilets
Services
- Educational visits
- Coach access
- Shop
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Tour free of charge
- Guided tours
Adapted tourism
- Visual disability
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Site, building totally accessible
- Magnetic loop available at the reception
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
Host language(s)
- Italian
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
Accessibility
Hearing impairment
In the exhibition areas, all video projections are subtitled.
Motor disability
A limited number of spaces are reserved for visitors with a disabled parking card. There is also a drop-off zone between reception and the auditorium. All activities at the Science Portal are wheelchair and pushchair accessible. The lifts are wheelchair accessible. Adapted toilets and baby-changing facilities are also available. Some points on the guided tours are not wheelchair accessible or are difficult to access. Please ask a member of staff for more information. Queues may form at the entrance. If this creates a difficulty for you, please ask a member of staff who will give you priority. A wheelchair and several folding stools are available on request from reception.
Visual disability
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome at the Science Portal. They must be properly trained, supervised and kept on a lead at all times. Tactile content has been specially designed for the visually impaired. Audio description, via a QR code, is available for a number of exhibitions.
