TU Delft Science Centre
TU Delft's science center on campus – currently offering workshops, campus tours and the art installation ARIA, with a new hands-on exhibition opening in 2027.
About the museum
The TU Delft Science Centre traces its roots back to the 1970s: in 1976, a technical exhibition center at the university that produced traveling exhibitions gave rise to the Techniekmuseum Delft. It displayed historic machines and calculating devices from the university's collections in a former laboratory building on Ezelsveldlaan.
The Techniekmuseum closed in 2008; the university turned it into an interactive science center, which from 2010 was housed on the first floor of the old mining building on Mijnbouwstraat. Instead of historic objects, the focus was now on experiment stations where students and researchers presented their work.
After the building on Mijnbouwstraat was sold, the center moved around 2021/22 to the Bouwcampus on Van der Burghweg in the middle of the campus and has been called the TU Delft Science Centre ever since. Since 2025 it has housed the Techniekstudio, where children accompanied by an adult can code, build and recycle; the interactive installation ARIA by Philip Beesley hangs in the entrance area. Labs and a new permanent hands-on exhibition, in which visitors will step into the role of researchers themselves, are being created in the basement; it is scheduled to open in spring 2027.
Highlights
- Interactive art and research installation ARIA by Philip Beesley
- Techniekstudio: robotics, art and plastic recycling for ages 8 to 12
- Campus tours led by students, such as "Geheimen van de TU Delft"
- Annual Science Day with open labs
- Maker, Plastic, Bio and Robot labs
Permanent exhibitions
- ARIA Sentient Constellations – Large interactive web of thousands of individual components by Philip Beesley and the Living Architecture Systems Group that responds to visitors with light and movement and continues to evolve.
- TU Delft in beeld – Interactive video wall with stories from TU Delft research and innovation.
- Verhalenmuur – Wall with stories about reusing instead of throwing away.
- Founded
- 1976
- Operated by
- Technische Universiteit Delft
Admission & discounts
| Children & teens | –Techniekstudio only for children aged 8 to 12 accompanied by one adult |
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| Groups | –Guided tours for large groups on request at least two weeks in advance; 40% surcharge on Saturdays and after 20:00, 75% on Sundays |
| Techniekstudio (per child incl. accompanying adult) | €17.50Duration 2.5–3 hours |
| Campus tour, adults | €12.50Children €7.50; max. 15 participants |
| Children's birthday party (10 children) | €150Wed and Fri; €175 on Saturdays; adults free |
No regular exhibition admission while the exhibition is being redeveloped. Science Day is free with a reservation.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Kids’ birthday parties
Techniekstudio for ages 8 to 12, each with one accompanying adult (younger siblings not admitted). Technology-themed birthday parties for ages 6 to 11 (2 hours, max. 10 children). For younger children, the center recommends the annual Science Day.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Berlageweg
From Delft NS station, take bus 40, 69 or 172 toward TU Delft Campus/Rotterdam Noord to the Berlageweg stop; on foot, about 30 minutes from Delft station or 20 minutes from Delft Campus station.
By car via the A13, exit 10 (Kruithuisweg/N470) toward TU Delft, then Schoemakerstraat and Van der Burghweg. By bike (including OV-fiets rental bikes) about 10 minutes from Delft station.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Museum shop: not available
No café or restaurant, but coffee and tea are available; the museum shop is closed during the redevelopment.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Campus tours with student guides to labs, architecture, sustainability, The Green Village and the D:Dream Hall; in English on the last Wednesday of the month. Educational programs for primary and secondary schools (workshops, guest lessons, project kits). Techniekstudio in Dutch, also in English during school holidays. |
