CERN Science Gateway Inauguration

It’s finally here! CERN Gateway will open for the public on Sunday, October 8.

Explore the Universe at CERN.  With hands-on experiments, real scientific objects, immersive environments and interactivity, the exhibitions at Science Gateway will bring CERN to life.

Try your hand accelerating particles, explore how CERN’s giant experiments reveal the mysteries of matter, play proton football and discover the many challenges of designing, building and operating the world’s largest particle accelerator.

Take a trip through 13.8 billion years of the Universe to experience your particles’ voyage to become you. And visit our brand new Quantum World to discover the weird and wonderful way the Universe works at the smallest of scales.

An art space on the theme of Exploring the Unknown hosts several new contemporary artworks inspired by the artists’ interactions with CERN scientists.

The exhibitions contain experiments designed for ages 8 and up, audio descriptions and tactile content, screen text in 5 languages (French, English, German, Italian and Spanish), and video subtitling. Our exhibitions are pushchair and wheelchair accessible.  For more information about accessibility or with any specific accessibility request, please get in touch.

We recommend you allow 1.5 – 2 hours for your visit.

FROM CERN:

We expect a large number of visitors

• While we value your high interest in CERN Science Gateway, we expect a very large number of visitors on the 8 October.
• If you want to avoid queues and crowds, we advise you to postpone your visit to a later date.
• CERN is opened to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday.
• All activities proposed on the 8 October will also be offered all year long.

Opening times

• Reception and shop will open from 8.00 to 18.00.
• All our activities (see below) will be running between 9.00 and 17.00.
• Last entry to activities will be at 16.30.

Activities

• You will freely access:
  • 3 interactive exhibitions (subject to capacity)
  • 4 science shows (max 200 persons)
  • Films about CERN (max 200 persons)
• On the day, you will be able to register on our exclusive web app (accessible only from CERN Wi-Fi) for:
  • one of the 16 guided tours (24 persons max each) to Synchrocyclotron and ATLAS Control Room
  • one of our 10 lab workshops (24 persons max each)
• No online registration is available.
• There is no other activity on the CERN site organised that day.
• In particular there is no underground visit as our accelerators are in operation.

Price

• All our activities are free of charge, all year long.

Access

• Parking is very limited and use of public transport highly advised.
• Should you experiment traffic jams before reaching CERN, consider parking away from CERN and take public transport.
• Check here to check how to access CERN

CERN will be closed to visitors on 7 October

• In preparation for the public opening, CERN will be closed to visitors on 7 October