There is loads to discover during the Weekend of Science in NEMO. Build a spinning top or a chain reaction, participate in scientific research, or compose your own music.
Admission to NEMO is free during the Weekend of Science. A free online ticket is required.
Lab coat? Check! Safety glasses? Check! Carry out surprising tests and experiments using everyday objects.
Knock over dominoes, set a seesaw in motion, launch a catapult, and ring a bell.
Pick a pin and build a spinning top in any shape you like. Give it a spin and see what happens!
With different shapes, you can create an infinite number of patterns.
You usually use a mirror to look at yourself. You can also use it to conduct all kinds of surprising experiments.
In Game On, you’ll discover the world behind video games. Find out how games help us play, learn and socialise. And have a go yourself on arcade machines and game consoles, from Pac-Man to Guitar Hero. Who will you choose to challenge?
Open from 11.00 am in the Theatre on the second floor.
In the SoundLAB of Muziekgebouw, you can explore all kinds of cool instruments. Which instruments sound good together? And when does sound actually become music? Play the instruments and create a whole new piece of music together.
On Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 5:00 in the Maker Space on floor 2.
Welcome to the world of action and reaction and cause and effect.
Discover how everything is connected and how even the smallest organisms play a major role in life on our planet.
The Weekend of Science is held each year in the first weekend of October. For one weekend, museums, research institutes, laboratories, universities and businesses open their doors to the public. NEMO is responsible for organising this national event.