Amazing museums have already appeared in several cities of Russia, visiting which is interesting for both adults and children. Chelyabinsk was among them. "Experimentus", according to visitors, is the most amazing museum in the city. In it you can (and even need to) touch all the exhibits with your hands: turn all the screws, press all the buttons and even participate in the most difficult experiments.
And do not think that such an excursion will be of interest only to schoolchildren: among museum visitors you can see children from three years old, schoolchildren and their parents, students and even people of very advanced age.
From the history of the museum
The Museum of entertaining science "Experimentus" in Chelyabinsk is still very young. It first opened its doors at the end of July 2011. The event took place on Ordzhonikidze Street. But, despite this, the museum has become very popular not only in Chelyabinsk, but also in Russia, and even beyond its borders.
Guests have visited the museum since the openingfrom UAE and USA, Canada and Germany, Australia and Spain, Israel and France, Slovakia and Puerto Rico, Belarus and Italy, Turkey and Kazakhstan, England and China, Netherlands and Austria.
What is the museum for?
The activity of the Museum "Experimentus" is aimed at popularization of science. Its main goal is to clearly demonstrate that science is interesting and entertaining. Here they will prove to you that chemistry, physics, biology and other related sciences can be of genuine interest to both kids, who feel like real scientists within these walls, and adults, and sometimes even older people.
Museum Description
An unusual institution located on Ordzhonikidze Street is located in a two-story building. The exposition occupies three large halls. It will take at least three hours to carefully study the exhibits, however, especially keen visitors stay here for the whole day.
A wind tunnel, a wheel with which you can get electricity, a parabolic antenna, a magnetic labyrinth - all these exhibits not only make a great impression, but also teach. In the Experimentus museum, you can see a real tornado, see on the screen of a thermal imager how the human body radiates heat waves and gives off heat, easily lift a huge twenty-four kilogram weight with two fingers, sit on a chair made of nails and rise twenty centimeters from floor surface.
And if you don't just want to understand the essence of phenomena, you canput experiments, of course with the help of an instructor. For example, you can assemble a model aircraft or learn how to tie knots in a variety of ways. Although the Museum of Experimentus is intended for children, most of the exhibits delight adult visitors.
It's nice that the museum's exposition is constantly changing, there are new exhibits made by the staff of this institution. The Experimentus features many optical illusions. The most interesting of them is the mirror. When turned off, it is of no interest, but as soon as it is turned on, the area of \u200b\u200bthe museum reflected in it increases significantly.
The walls of "Esperimentus" in Chelyabinsk are plastered with drawings with graphic illusions, and on the tables there are a lot of brain teasers. In addition, you will be offered to circle the drawings only by their reflections, and this, believe me, is not so easy.
Inertia is perfectly demonstrated by pendulum balls hanging on strings. They create a beautiful wave. And another pendulum, located nearby, moves randomly. The Experimentus Museum conducts interesting experiments with electricity: those who wish can turn the handles of an electric machine, see the magnetic field with the help of metal shavings. The most spectacular exhibit is a large plasma ball, inside which small lightning bolts flicker.
Another exciting task, which at first seems very simple - use a magnet to guide a metal ball through the labyrinth. Herenot one, but several models of "perpetual motion machines" are presented, which haunted mankind for several centuries.
Tours
Experimentus (Chelyabinsk) conducts excursions for an hour, accompanied by an experienced guide. After completion, free time (an hour) is provided, during which the group can independently get acquainted with the exhibits and conduct experiments.
For group visits there is a discount - fifty rubles for each ticket. For a group of fifteen children, one adult must be present, who enters for free.
In general, "Experimentus" in Chelyabinsk is a great place for practical classes in physics and chemistry. Visiting it, both children and adults learn a lot of interesting things, get vivid impressions.
Quest tour
This is a slightly different tour, it is held in a new format. The insidious anti-professor Charlatanus hid a special device in the museum's laboratory that creates black holes. Tourists have only an hour to find it and defuse it, otherwise a huge black hole will appear at the place where the museum is located and drag the whole city into it.
How is the quest tour?
At first, the group goes on a regular, but somewhat shortened tour (30-40 minutes), after which a quest takes place in the museum. After its completion, all children will receive souvenirs from the Experimentus.
Visit Rules
Experimentus inChelyabinsk is an unusual place where serious scientific phenomena are presented in an easy accessible way. Nevertheless, this is a museum, so its management asks guests to follow a number of fairly simple rules.
- It is allowed and even recommended to touch all the exhibits without exception in the museum: turn on, press, move, disassemble, experiment.
- Take pictures at Experimentus. This is where unique shots come from.
- Carefully read all the explanatory signs at the exhibits.
- Experiment carefully.
- Careless attitude to the exhibits leads to their breakage. Moreover, they cannot always be repaired, and some of them take a long time to make and are also very expensive.
- Feel free to ask questions.
- Respect the work of museum staff. Touring is not easy, both physically and mentally.
- Share your ideas. There have been situations in the museum more than once when guests suggested a solution to a problem.
What should not be done in a museum?
- Scream, run, swear.
- Be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Deliberately disable exhibits.
- Smoking.
- Drink or eat. When you get hungry, you can go to a nearby cafe for a bite to eat, and then return to the museum.
- To carry flammable, explosive, flammable, caustic and poisonous substances, piercing and cutting objects.
- Bring pets.
Experimentus inChelyabinsk: price of entrance tickets
At the entrance to the museum, visitors are offered to collect a Rubik's cube. Anyone who successfully completes this puzzle will receive a discounted ticket. The cost of an entrance ticket is four hundred rubles, for children from three to seventeen years old, full-time students, pensioners, as well as visitors with disabilities, a ticket will cost three hundred rubles, children under three years old visit the museum for free.
A family ticket for two adults and two children (on presentation of a passport) costs one thousand three hundred rubles, for large families - one thousand four hundred rubles. Excursion programs are held every hour, the cost of the excursion is included in the price of the entrance ticket.
Chelyabinsk, Experimentus: address, how to get there?
The museum is located at: st. Ordzhonikidze, 58 A. You can get here by any public transport to the stop "Opera Theatre".
Visitor reviews
The most unusual museum in Chelyabinsk is "Experimentus". Visitor reviews confirm this. Citizens come here with their families: both adults and children find interesting exhibits here. Museum guests express their gratitude to the staff of this unusual institution for their professionalism, interesting excursions, and Sunday shows of experiments.
