Swiss Science Center Technorama
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Why go
- Explore more than 500 interactive stations across 6,500 square metres indoors.
- Watch five tonnes of water fall nine metres at «Fallendes Wasser», with some shooting back up twice as high.
- Explore about 30 interactive exhibits and artworks in the 15,000-square-metre outdoor park.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Electricity and gas demonstrationsWatch demonstrations exploring electricity and gases.
- Dr. Bommer’s tin toy collectionSee miniature trains, many dating to around 1900, in Dr. Bommer’s tin toy collection.Permanent exhibits
- The park’s central footbridgeA 130-metre footbridge forms the centrepiece of the outdoor park.Outdoor park
What's inside
- Permanent interactive exhibits cover mechanics, electromagnetism, biology, perception, mathematics, physics and optics.
- The temporary exhibition «Klangwelten» (Sound Worlds) explores acoustic phenomena.
- The developing test exhibition «Du entscheidest» explores psychology and decision-making, with visitor feedback shaping its ongoing development.
With kids
- Seven laboratories offer daily workshops and OpenLab sessions in biology, physics and chemistry, with a rotating programme.
- More than 64,000 schoolchildren take part in organized visits each year.
Tips for your visit
- Include the outdoor park in your route for experiments with wind, light and water.
- The «Du entscheidest» exhibition is still being developed; its completed exhibit instructions are available as open source for rebuilding.
Interesting facts3
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Dr. Bommer’s toy train collection has Class A status as Swiss cultural property of national importance.
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2021
A rare scanning electron microscope has been used in biology workshops since 2021.
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Winterthur architecture firm Krebs und Herde designed the outdoor park.
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Shorts
History
Early collections came mainly from mechanical engineering firms in the Baden–Zurich–Winterthur “golden triangle”. The interactive approach drew on ideas from Frank Oppenheimer, Richard Gregory, Steven Pizzey and educator Hugo Kükelhaus. The outdoor park extended hands-on experiments to water, wind and other natural elements. Technorama is operated by a foundation of the same name. A planned expansion will modernise building systems and the exterior envelope, and improve accessibility in exhibition spaces.
- 1947An association launched the idea of a technical museum in Switzerland.
- 1969The Technorama der Schweiz foundation was formed to present science and technology as a live experience.
- 1982The exhibition opened in a conventional technical museum format using labels and audiovisual material.
- 1990Under director Remo Besio, Technorama began shifting toward hands-on experimentation, drawing on science-centre ideas.
- around 2000The shift from a traditional museum to an experimental science centre was completed.
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- February 2004The Bommer toy train collection was established.
- November 2008Thorsten-D. Künnemann began leading Technorama.
- 2012A remodeling expanded the laboratory area.
- 2017AdventureRooms opened at Technorama.
- 2023AdventureRooms closed permanently.
- 2025Sound Worlds opened in March; «Du entscheidest» launched in spring.
- 2030A comprehensive renovation and expansion is planned for completion.
How to get there
- TrainTake S-Bahn S12 or S29 to Oberwinterthur station.
- BusTake bus 5 to Technorama; route 5 connects directly to Winterthur station.
- CarThe Oberwinterthur exit on the A1 is about 1.5 km away.
Sources: Swiss Science Center Technorama - Wikipedia · Was ist das Technorama? - Swiss Science Center … · Anfassen erwünscht! - Swiss Science Center Tech… · Öffnungszeiten & Preise - Swiss Science Center … · Swiss Science Center Technorama - Wikipedia · Technorama - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
- Website
- technorama.ch/
- Phone
- +41 52 244 08 44
Questions and answers
Are the AdventureRooms escape games still available?
No. They closed permanently in 2023.
Who operates Technorama?
Technorama is operated by a foundation of the same name.
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