On 11 February, the Science Gateway Auditorium hosted its 1000th science show, an occasion to highlight the many people working behind the scenes, including the science show education team and the audiovisual team. (Image: CERN)
CERN Science Gateway has reached another milestone: the delivery of its 1000th science show!
Since opening its doors in October 2023, Science Gateway has welcomed nearly 900 000 visitors of all ages to explore the fundamental questions of the Universe. Among its most popular activities are the science shows - dynamic, interactive demonstrations led by CERN guides and tailored to a broad audience of different age levels, including school groups, families and the general public.
Designed to make complex scientific concepts accessible and entertaining, these live shows combine spectacular experiments, multimedia elements and audience participation. From the physics of particle collisions to the properties of superconductivity, electromagnetism and cryogenics, the science shows translate the research carried out at CERN into engaging visual experiences. Visitors might see superconductors levitate, follow particles through different detector layers or discover the beauty in phase transitions. Each demonstration is carefully crafted to spark curiosity while maintaining scientific accuracy.
Members of the CERN community are of course warmly invited to visit CERN Science Gateway with their family or friends and attend one of the science shows.
To register, please visit this page, and don't forget to check the programme for the coming days.
| Become a CERN guide and run your own super-cool science show (and more)! To become a CERN guide, you can join the introduction course held every 3-4 weeks, which will give you an overview of what being a CERN guide entails. From there, further courses are available depending on what type of guide you would like to be. Because, of course, CERN guides are needed everywhere at CERN. If you imagine yourself as a more 'traditional' guide, you should know that there are currently more than ten exciting visit points in CERN's visits portfolio, such as the Antimatter Factory, the ALICE experiment (surface), the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) control room, the ATLAS experiment (surface), the CERN Control Centre (CCC), the Data Centre, the LHCb experiment (surface), the Synchrocyclotron (SC), the SM18 test facility and the newly inaugurated Linac2 visit point. Indeed, CERN's Visits Service and Visual Impact and Exhibitions Section recently collaborated on redesigning the Linac2 visit tour, which has just reopened to the public after several months of renovation work. The new tour offers visitors and guides alike an enriched, more immersive experience, designed to highlight the history and scientific significance of this major facility.  So, fancy becoming one of the insiders? Join the introduction course, check the guides website |
