EPPOG meeting, June 2009, Milan, Italy Michael Kobel, TU Dresden1

Particle Physicsin Science Centres

and museumsin Germany

Michael KobelTU Dresden

2.6.2009

EPPOG meeting, June 2009, Milan, Italy Michael Kobel, TU Dresden2

• German members of ECSITE– 27 German Science Centres/Museums

• Deutsches Museum, Munich• Universum, Bremen• Phaeno, Wolfsburg• Dt. Technikmuseum - Science Center Spectrum, Berlin• Phänomenta, Flensburg• Science House, Rust• Turm der Sinne, Nürnberg• Experimenta, Heilbronn• Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit, Mannheim• …

– 11 Private Companies• Design, Equipment, Consulting, …

– 4 Other • Associations, University of Arts

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Contacted and/or visited• Deutsches Museum, Munich

(www.deutsches-museum.de)– Collections

• 100 000 (!) Objects of science and techniques

– Exhibitions• Science, materials, energy, traffic, communication, …

• Universum, Bremen (www.universum-bremen.de)– Science Center

• mankind, earth, cosmos

– Discovery-Parc• movement, weather

• Phaeno, Wolfsburg (www.phaeno.de)– Experimental Stations

• 300 hands-on phenomena

– Workshops• sound, energy, electricity, chemistry, air, water, …

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Phaeno, Wolfsburg• Main facts

– Concept “hands-on”• Experience yourself• Rough topical order• No exhibition character

– 230,000 visitors– 5-15 young tutors on site

“phaeno(wo)men”

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Phaeno, Wolfsburg

• Existing exhibits– Cloud chamber

• Does not really work!

– Radioactive decay• Just statistics

– Others• Electricity• Magnetism• Many objects

related to “art”

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Phaeno, Wolfsburg• Possible future relations w/ Particle Physics

(D. Essing, scientific Associate, physicist)– Get travelling exhibition(s)

• Book for several weeks• Accompagny with shows and talks

– Get single exhibits• Immediately phenomenological interesting• Meaning for particle physics

– e.g. coupled neutrino pendulum?

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Universum, Bremen

• Main facts– Concept Science Centre

• truly experience-based • scientific aspects of everyday life

– Expanding• Discovery Parc• SchauBox (temp. exhibitions)

– Close contact toBremen University

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Universum, Bremen

• Most relevant for particle physics– Expedition Cosmos

www.universum-bremen.de/en/home/science-center/expedition-cosmos.html

• The beginning of everything (Cosmic Microwave Background)• The vastness of space • The light of the sun• Playground of Forces (Bernoulli etc.)• The World of the Smallest (Atomic models)• Age of the Cosmos (Planck-Time, etc.)

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Universum Bremen• Possible future relations w/ Particle Physics

(Dr. T. Wolff, head exhibition and development)– Update of “expedition cosmos” possibly feasible– Details to be discussed

• No visit yet, just phone call

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Deutsches Museum, München• Most relevant museum in Germany for

particle physics and cosmology• Visit and discussion with Th. Naumann in March 09

– Dr. Ulrich Kernbachinternational contacts and cooperation

– Gerhard HartlCurator for astronomy and astrophysics

– Dr. Christian Sicka(Ph.D. in astroparticle physics and cosmology)Curator for navigation

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Deutsches Museum, München

• Permanent Exhibition Atomic Physicswww.deutsches-museum.de/de/ausstellungen/naturwissenschaft/physik/atomphysik/

– Atoms– Radioactivity– Quantum World

• Created in the 1980’s– Very much text, many exhibits

behind glass– Few hands-on stuff

• Modern stuff– Zyclotron – LEP– LHC Magnet– Kamiokande

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Deutsches Museum, München

• Plan 1: Exhibition Cosmology– Status: on hold– Extension of existing astronomy exhibition

• 11,000 m² (!) one of the biggest worldwide• Opened 1992• Extend by 100 m² for cosmology

– Planned cooperation partners• Ludwig Maximilan University, Munich• Technical University, Munich• MPI for Extraterrestrical Physics• MPI for Astrophysics• ESO• ESA

– Many particle physics aspects coveredincluding LHC, Kamiokande, CMB

Ausstellungsplan

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Deutsches Museum, München

• Existing Highlight– Original measurement equipment of Penzias+Wilson

• booked:– New CERN

travellingexhibition

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Deutsches Museum, München• Plan 2: EURO-Forum

European Research Outreach Forum– Use existing “Forum am Deutschen Museum”

www.forumamdeutschenmuseum.de– Currently cinema, events, party– Aim: window to European top level research– Cooperation with main European research institutes

and funding bodies• EIROforum (e.g. CERN, ESA, ESO,…), EC, ERC, ECSITE…

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Summary Germany

• Only few of 27 science centres suitable• But a wealth of opportunities

– Single “hands-on” exhibits– Travelling Exhibitions– Permanent exhibitions

• Mutual interest in closer contact– Personal contact important– inform about existing material– Discuss about concepts and plans

and what we can contribute