CERN Science Gateway

Name: CERN Science Gateway
Address: Esplanade Des Particules 1, Meyrin, Meyrin, CH
Telephone: +41 22 767 76 76

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CERN Science Gateway is a purpose-built museum about CERN, the universe and quantum science in Meyrin, Geneva.

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Why go

See ELISA, a working 2 MeV proton accelerator, in Discover CERN.
Explore the Universe at its smallest scales in Quantum World, including entanglement, uncertainty and virtual particles.
Follow particles through the Universe’s 13.8-billion-year history.

Plan your visit

Opening times

Sep20:00–21:30

Oct · now18:00–21:25

Oct · now20:00–21:30

Dec20:00–21:30

Jan20:00–21:30

Feb20:00–21:30

Mar20:00–21:30

From the venue's website · checked 28 Sep 2026

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Hands-on experimentsTry accelerating particles and explore how giant experiments reveal matter’s mysteries.
Our Universe and artExplore the Big Bang in Our Universe, whose art display is scheduled through October 2026. The centre also presents contemporary artworks inspired by CERN scientists’ work.

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Know before you go

Admission is free. Visitors must register.
Open Tuesday–Sunday, 09:00–17:00.

What's inside

Almost all exhibits are interactive, combining hands-on experiments, scientific objects and immersive environments.
The reception has a souvenir shop.

With kids

Free 45-minute workshops are offered for children.
Two education labs host hands-on workshops for school groups and walk-in visitors.

Tips for your visit

The exhibits present their subjects at a level accessible to all.
For enquiries about your visit, call +41 22 767 76 76.

Tours and audio guides

Guided tour of the premises: 90 minutes; booking only on site

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Exhibits are presented in French, English, German, Italian and Spanish.
Geneva - Wikivoyage (see)
800 people
The auditorium seats up to 800 people.
CERN - Wikipedia (part 3)
Temporary exhibitions are also held at the Globe of Science and Innovation and the Esplanade des Particules.
Exhibitions | visit.cern

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History

2023CERN Science Gateway opened in October in a building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

How to get there

On footThe centre is at 1 Esplanade des Particules, Meyrin Geneva.

Sources: CERN - Wikipedia · CERN - Wikipedia (part 2) · CERN - Wikipedia (part 3) · Geneva - Wikivoyage (see) · Welcome | visit.cern · Welcome | visit.cern · Welcome | visit.cern · CERN - Wikipedia · Organisation européenne pour la recherche nuclé… · Exhibitions | visit.cern · Loan of exhibitions and objects | visit.cern · About us | visit.cern · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where

Esplanade Des Particules 1, Meyrin

Website: visit.cern/
Phone: +41 22 767 76 76

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Questions and answers

Is CERN Science Gateway part of a larger campus?

Yes. It is part of the Science Gateway campus.

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