Phaeno Science Center

Science museum Wolfsburg, Lower-Saxony, Germany

What to expect

The Phaeno Science Center is an interactive science center where visitors can experience science and technology with different senses. The center features over 350 interactive experiment stations, allowing visitors to understand various phenomena through hands-on experiments. The exhibition is divided into main themes such as 'Life, Vision, Energy, Dynamics, Sense, Maths', and there are also changing special exhibitions. Additionally, the center offers workshops, training courses, and science talks, making it a great place for families to visit with their children. The building itself is a unique and dynamic structure, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, with a crater-like landscape and undulating man-made hills and valleys

Plan your family visit to the Phaeno Science Center with these blog insights 👇

Wolfsburg with children in winter

This family's experience:

Activities: We explored the Phaeno Science Center, trying out the many experiment stations. "Kids can also lift themselves up with the chairlift, or run dizzy in the crazy salon." We spent about three hours there, but didn't get to try everything!

Highlights: My son was fascinated by the many experiment stations from the first moment. "You can lift a golf cart!" There was a robot to operate and a fire tornado to watch. We liked that it offered much more than the Science Center Spectrum in Berlin ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We went to Wolfsburg and visited Phaeno, the interactive museum for nature and technology. We also went to Autostadt and the Allerpark

Highlights: We spent a complete day at Phaeno. The Autostadt and Allerpark are also in walking distance ✨

Phaeno with toddler and teenager: Science as family fun

This family's experience:

Activities: We went to Phaeno and explored the world of science. There were various stations where we could experiment and learn. The children enjoyed kurbeling and playing with the exhibits, and the parents explored as well

Highlights: The children enjoyed the interactive exhibits, such as the ball kurbeling and the math section. The teen especially appreciated the information and how it's conveyed, while the younger child enjoyed the many attractions ✨

Wolfsburg with children: With toddlers and teenagers in the adventure city

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a morning exploring the Phaeno-Erlebniswelt, an interactive science center. We were able to touch and try out everything at more than 350 experiment stations, covering areas like life, seeing, energy, dynamics, perception, and math. "Great, definitely go!"

Highlights: We were very impressed by the interactive exhibits. We found it to be "great, definitely go!" ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: The kids did experiments and discovered things with over 300 exhibits. We bought a family card which saved us a lot of money

Highlights: The kids enjoyed doing hands-on experiments and learning things. We enjoyed the price and the fact that kids can learn while having fun ✨