On Saturday 7 October, CERN inaugurated its brand-new centre for education and outreach: CERN Science Gateway. An inauguration ceremony was held in its 900-seat auditorium, attended by the President of the Swiss Confederation, delegates from CERN’s Member and Associate Member States, the project’s donors, invited guests and the press. On Sunday 8 October, CERN Science Gateway welcomed its first visitors, who explored the exhibitions, state-of-the-art lab facilities, enjoyed the sunshine on the piazza and took a break in the Big Bang Café.
Scroll through the photos below to see some of the highlights from the opening weekend.
Throughout Saturday, high-school students from the CERN Solvay camp and children of the CERN community enthusiastically guided all guests, explaining the science in the exhibitions and demonstrating the new lab facilities. At the end of the day, they were invited up on stage and thanked for their hard work. (Image: CERN). Source: CERN (CDS)
Throughout Saturday, high-school students from the CERN Solvay camp and children of the CERN community enthusiastically guided all guests, explaining the science in the exhibitions and demonstrating the new lab facilities. At the end of the day, they were invited up on stage and thanked for their hard work. (Image: CERN). Source: CERN (CDS)
Children demonstrate how magnetic fields in accelerators work in this hands-on experiment in the “Discover CERN: Accelerate” exhibition. (Image: CERN). Source: CERN (CDS)
The opening weekend was a success thanks to the help of Science Gateway volunteers from across the CERN Community. Want to enjoy all the facilities that Science Gateway has to offer? It’s still not too late to become a CERN guide.