NANO Science Center

Over het museum

The idea came in 2004 from a group of Potsdam parents who wanted to give their city a place where children could experiment through play. They founded the association Exploratorium Potsdam and built the first stations themselves. After an initial fall show at Potsdam Hauptbahnhof in 2005, the project moved into a large hall in Babelsberg in 2006; Filmpark Babelsberg later became a co-owner.

In 2011 the center took the name Extavium. After leaving the Caligarihalle at the Filmpark, it moved downtown to its current canal-side location in August 2015. Since May 2020 it has belonged to the nonprofit educational organization Die Kinderwelt gGmbH.

In April 2024 the Extavium was given a new content and educational concept and has been called NANO Science Center ever since. On a good 400 square meters, more than 80 exhibits invite visitors to try things out – from a spaceship simulator and experiments with light and air pressure to a mouse maze. Tutors accompany visits, perform demonstration experiments, and offer courses for daycare centers, after-school programs, and schools; with “NANO mobil,” experiments also travel to institutions on site.

Hoogtepunten

• More than 80 interactive hands-on exhibits
• Spaceship simulator with a docking maneuver at the ISS
• Demonstration experiments such as the mouse maze and a chocolate marshmallow in a vacuum
• Themed demonstration experiments that change every quarter
• Science Quests, experiment clubs, and courses for daycare centers and schools

Vaste collectie

• Mitmach-Ausstellung – More than 80 stations on light, air, magnetism, statics, and space where children and adults experiment for themselves – for example with a thermal imaging camera, a shadow wall, or an ISS simulator.

Opgericht

2006

Beheerder

Die Kinderwelt gGmbH

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Flat rate of €14 for adults and children aged 4 and over (2-hour visit). Discount coupons can only be redeemed on site. Birthday packages from €350 for up to 10 people. Science Quests are included in regular admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Accessible entrance to the right of the building (otherwise used as the exit). NANO does not publish any further accessibility information.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Hands-on exhibition with over 80 exhibits; tutors help with experimenting. Birthday parties (3.5 hours) with experiment courses, depending on the course ages 5 to 10 and up.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

No café; drinks and ice cream are available in the shop, and food brought from home may be eaten in the dining area (alcohol prohibited).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Spaces of more than 400 m² with a stage (multimedia, sound, lighting) and a seminar room for events; team workshops for companies, also on company premises on request. Inquiries to event@nano-potsdam.de. Children's birthday parties as packages (from €350).

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