A beach ball that stays up in the air. Soap bubbles that are so big that you can stand inside them. Children running round, shouting “Come here, look at this!” A grandmother bending down to put her ear to a metal ring, while her grandchild, standing tens of metres away, whispers into an identical metal ring: “Can you hear me?” And despite the noise all around them, and the distance, they can hear each other! Entering NEMO you are swept up into a world that is teeming with sound, colour and movement.
Visitors vary in terms of pre-knowledge, interests and learning style. Thanks to the diversity of the subjects covered by NEMO, its varied activities and design approaches, its positive atmosphere and the layering of its exhibits, NEMO offers a rich environment in which every visitor can learn in their own way, according to their own needs, and with pleasure.
This English edition is a translation of the internal document ‘Leren in NEMO: een visie op rijke bezoekerservaring’, that has been shared with NEMO staff within different departments and collaborative partners.
This NEMO Science Museum publication was written by the NEMO Science Learning Centre, its expertise centre in the field of non-formal learning about science and technology.
It was developed together with Prof. dr. Maartje Raijmakers of the University of Amsterdam, who is linked to NEMO Science Museum as an endowed professor of cognitive developmental psychology.
Authors: Rooske Franse (NEMO), and Maartje Raijmakers (University of Amsterdam)
Photography: Hanne Nijhuis and DigiDaan
Design: Rob de Jong (NEMO)