The exhibition
It is the heart of experimenta: the exhibition. Here you can discover the world in your own way at around 275 hands-on stations. Get your hair ruffled in the wind studio or go stargazing! In the large water landscape, you can experiment with boats and sluices. You can explore a themed world on each floor – in which order is up to you! There is also our regularly changing special exhibition in the basement foyer.
The laboratories
Day-care centre groups and school classes can experience hands-on science in our laboratories and the experimental kitchen in the Hagenbucher Speicher. Here they can programme robots under expert guidance, investigate DNA or make gummy bears. Children and young people can conduct their own research and experiments in more than 70 courses. The topics are wide-ranging and cover much of the content of the school curriculum.
The Science Dome
Take a seat and lean back: in our Science Dome, we take you on fantastic adventures. Under the 360-degree dome in the basement of experimenta is a unique mixture of cinema, planetarium and theatre. Technical highlight: the rotating auditorium. In live shows and films, you can dive into space, go on a treasure hunt as a pirate or explore the mysteries of the four seasons.
Experimental theater
Right at the top of the experimenta on the fifth floor, we take children aged four to ten into the colourful world of knowledge. In the experimental theatre, they learn in a playful way how water sounds or who invented the light bulb. Our edutainers involve the children in the plays so that they can actively participate. This is fun and provides many an aha moment.
Forum
Our forum is all about a sustainable future. Here on the ground floor of the Hagenbucher Speicher, you will find inspiration and ideas on how you can help shape it yourself: in a small exhibition that changes regularly and at the multimedia stations. The forum is free of charge and open to everyone in the afternoons. Just come in and have a look around!
Maker Space
Your project counts in the Maker Space. A rucksack made from scraps of fabric, chess pieces from a 3D printer or an outdoor kitchen on wheels? In five workrooms – from the wood workshop to the photo studio – ideas become reality. In addition to the equipment, the Maker Space is home to a community whose members support and learn from each other.
Observatory
Our observatory is located on the roof of experimenta. With its all-sky dome, it provides a spectacular all-round view of the sky. There are also other solar telescopes on the roof terrace. Thanks to special filters, you can observe sunspots or gas eruptions on the surface of the sun in good weather.
Studios
Four glass rooms in the centre of experimenta – these are our studios. On each floor, they offer plenty of creative space as well as the right materials to try out new things. Would you like to produce an animated film, compose a song or build a vehicle? It’s all possible! Just choose what suits you best.
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