The portal of the science
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.
– 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.
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Location details
- Close to a motorway
- Mountain view
- Town outskirts
- Tram station <500 m< li>
- Close to a public transportation
- Bus stop <500 m< li>
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Customers
Services for individual visits
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Services for group visits
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours on request
Opening
| Opening hours from 02 January to 30 December 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Open |
| Wednesday | Open |
| Thursday | Open |
| Friday | Open |
| Saturday | Open |
| Sunday | Open |
Exceptional closures
- 25/12/2025
- 24/12/2025
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Services
Equipment
Services
Animals welcome
Adapted tourism
Hearing disability
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.
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.
Tactile content has been specially designed for the visually impaired.
Audio description, via a QR code, is available for a number of exhibitions.