Explorado Abenteuermuseum
Hands-on museum for families in Troisdorf with over 100 stations on movement, technology, media and health – formerly a children’s museum in Duisburg.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The idea of a hands-on children’s museum modelled on American children’s museums was tested from 1996 at the Zeche Carl cultural centre in Essen and later continued in the Duisburg Inner Harbour. After the end of the Atlantis children’s museum and a Legoland Discovery Centre there, the Explorado opened on 8 June 2013 in the Werhahnspeicher in the Inner Harbour.
On three floors, children could build, experiment and explore everyday phenomena; in 2014 a record-breaking marble run almost 1.3 kilometres long was created. At the end of 2021 it became known that the museum would leave Duisburg.
Since October 2024 the Explorado has been located on the second floor of the MO.life leisure centre (formerly Happy Franky) in Troisdorf’s town centre. On roughly 3,000 m² it combines exhibits from Duisburg and from the closed Odysseum in Cologne, both of which were operated by the Cologne-based Explorado Group. New additions include digital play worlds, a roller disco and, in May 2026, the exhibition “Planet Gesundheit” (Planet Health) by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt and the Umweltbundesamt.
Highlights
- Over 100 hands-on stations on roughly 3,000 m²
- XXL construction site and traffic landscape
- Active gaming with the giant trackball “FoxBall”
- Roller disco “Roll&Move”
- Exhibition “Planet Gesundheit”
- Animation film studio and digital colouring worlds
Permanent exhibitions
- Explorado Klassiker – Movement, construction and communication stations from the former Duisburg museum, such as a sprint track, jumping piano, pulley and blue box.
- Planet Gesundheit – Hands-on exhibition on how the environment, everyday life and climate change affect our health – a project of DBU and the Umweltbundesamt.
- Roll&Move – Roller disco in 1980s style with a mirror wall and disco ball; bring your own roller skates or inline skates if possible.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Explorado Operations Troisdorf GmbH
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €16.50 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €14.50Adults aged 16 and over with a severe disability card |
| Children & teens | €16.50free up to age 3 · Single price for children and adults; children under 4 free (free toddler ticket required). |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €14.50companion free · Adults aged 16 and over with a severe disability card €14.50; children up to age 15 with a card free. |
| Students & apprentices | –No student discount listed. |
| Groups (4+ people) | €14.50 per personGroup ticket €58 for 4 people, each additional person €14.50. School classes and daycare groups €5 per child, accompanying adults free (from 15 children, registration required). |
| Families | –No family ticket; the group ticket applies to families (€58 for 4 people). |
| Group ticket (4 people) | €58each additional person €14.50 |
| Taster ticket (from 4 pm) | €9.50 |
| Rental roller skates | €3for the roller disco |
Tickets online via Ticketmaster or, subject to availability, at the day ticket desk (cashless only). With an annual pass, free admission after reserving a time slot. The ticket includes the entire exhibition and the roller disco.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Step-free access via the MO.life foyer and a lift to the 2nd floor; not all stations are suitable for every impairment. The multi-storey car park is step-free accessible on levels 1 and 2 only during MO.life opening hours. Assistance dogs by prior arrangement.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 4 hrs |
|---|---|
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Kids’ birthday parties: not available
Made expressly for families; particularly suitable for children aged 5 to 12. All stations are designed to be hands-on, from climbing and movement exhibits to construction and media areas. Children’s birthday parties are currently being redesigned.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ursulaplatz
Bus 501, 503, 507 and 508 to Ursulaplatz (directly at the rear of the building); S12 and S19 to Troisdorf station.
By car
Paid parking
Parkhaus Stadtmitte directly at the building (entrance Kirchstraße), €1 per hour. No coach parking; coaches can stop briefly next to the car park entrance. Bicycle racks in the car park and at the main entrance.
- Accessible parking
Entrance via the main entrance of MO.life at the start of the pedestrian zone; about a 15-minute walk from Troisdorf station.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
- Lockers
Drinks, snack and ice cream vending machines (cash only); food brought from home is allowed in designated areas. Café of the neighbouring Stuntwerk in the building. Lockers available for a fee.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | According to the museum, the average length of stay is about four hours; day tickets have no time limit. Children under 12 only with an adult companion. Pets are not allowed. |
