Aus Rot und Grün wird ....) Farbmischung mit Kreiseln - inklusiv
bunte Papierscheiben tanzen. Plötzlich sehen wir Farben, die vorher gar nicht da waren. Wie kommt das? Und können wir mit nur drei Farben unsere…
Red and green make …? - colour mixing with spinning tops
Mixing colours differently: We build spinning tops and let colourful paper discs dance. Suddenly we see colours that weren't there before. How is that…
Ball sorting machine
Playful tidying up. Yellow. Red. Blue. This machine sorts the small, medium, and large balls among Pierre Andrès' “Machines Singulières” in a playful manner.…
Cartesian Diver
Sinks / Doesn’t Sink Sometimes called a “Cartesian diver,” this hollow body is partially filled with water and air. Depending on the pressure in the liquid,…
Delayed Viewing
Acting and seeing with a time delay. Catching fish with a fishing line: normally, it’s simple enough, as the magnet on the line is easy to guide. But it gets…
Digital puppet theatre
Connect the various motors, switches and plugs together and make all the figures dance to your will.
Fork balance
You can not only eat with a fork, but they are also easy to balance....
Giant music box
by Brenda Hutchinson They decide themselves, with the help of small discs, which notes are played and thus create their own melody.
Light games
Can you stage your own shadow theatre with simple materials? The exciting lighting and the play with the coloured shadows really set the scene for your…
Luminous sculptures
Three dimensional circuits. Two contacts are attached to each of three stations, which can be connected with the help of magnetic rods and iron balls. The…
Magnetic building blocks
Unconventional building blocks. There is a magnet in each of the different building blocks. Depending on the position of the poles, the building blocks can…
Marble track wall
Various tubes, wooden boards, cardboard strips, etc. can be attached to the large perforated walls with long wooden dowels. This creates very individual marble…
Obstinate Swing
Let it swing. One person sits still, while one or two others start swinging. Soon, the seated person begins to oscillate as well. These swings, connected by…
RadiMax (MaxiWheel)
Infinity Top. Moment of inertia, angular momentum, and precession – a delightful interplay. Playing with the RadiMax requires some skill. On the wire-mesh…
Seesaw pump
Fill and empty the caterpillar. This only works if the team of three is perfectly in sync: fill the hose with water from the pond, pass the water along, and…
Top chair
Lean back and spin around. As beautiful as a sculpture – and it sets everyone spinning, this chair. It rocks. It rotates. Or simply remains still. by Thomas…
Tresortüre - Damen
The Secure Spot A vault door locks this cubicle. The WC door is opened by turning the handwheel. Location: 2nd floor, staircase 1 (near the entrance)
Tresortüre - Herren
Turntable
Rolling in place. Balls and rings on a table. On top, a rotating disc – with countless ways to play. Rings wobble, fast-rolling billiard balls stay in…
Water games
This exhibit is not accessible during the winter months. Pump like the world champions: Here, water can be pumped in the most diverse ways. A big playground…
Wave Machine
Waves like at the sea. Peter Markley spent many hours on the beach, watching for his father’s fishing boat. Naturally, he gazed at the sea. Time well spent:…
Wooden machine A
Levers on all sides. It looks like a ship engine and provides plenty to do. Operate the levers with your hands, with your feet, on all four sides of this…
Wooden machine B
The Elk. Or is it a dinosaur? Everyone can decide according to their own preference. Elk or dinosaur, the game works like this: first, use the levers, then…
Wooden machine C
The swing rises. With each button press, the ball moves a little higher. On one side, the button lifts it, on the other, the swing drives the ball lift. At «…
Wooden machine D
How? Where? What? Foot pedal: Drives the ball lift. Gear lever: Influences the descent path. Crank with wheel: Keeps the ball in play. by Pierre Andrès: « On…
Wooden machine E
Marble run plus. After the zigzag with tac-and-tac-and-tac, the ball rolls down the ramp and lands on the cymbal. Bing! Machines to play with, artworks to…
Wooden machine F
Delicate sounds. It recalls a log of wood. But the sounds of this machine are more subtle, and the joyful rhythm is different from chopping wood. Operate the…
Wooden machine G
Tug the rope. The marble lift rises, floor by floor, with no display, no button. Here, you are the motor! Your pull on the rope sets everything in motion. At…
Wooden machine H
What's it about? Go up as fast as possible. Go down as slowly as possible. Is that the plan? If you set your own goal: that’s exactly the inventor’s…
Wooden machine I
The good-natured elephant. Rock the lever back and forth, and the ball climbs up, moves over the back, and rolls forward to the trunk. A strong sense of…
Wooden machine L
Wheel, plunger, slider. Turning the wheel launches the ball into play, almost like a pinball machine. The second launch option, using the plunger, makes it…
Wooden machine M
Left side / Right side. Which path will the ball take after starting? And where will it finally end up? Left or right, both sides offer exciting routes to…
Wooden machine N
Pinball. Unlike a classic pinball machine, the ball starts at the top. The position of the two levers determines its path downward and how long it stays in…
Wooden machine O
Piano play. The six keys of this machine serve as controls. They guide the way up – and back down again. Ready for another round? Machines to play, artworks…
Wooden machine P
Steering the ball’s path. On this “tennis racket,” the ball stays in place even without special skill. But to navigate through the labyrinth, you need to…
Wooden machine Q
Around the tower. Start on the seesaw, then, clack, clack, clack, floor by floor, the ball moves down the tower to the exit. Machines for playing, artworks…
Wooden machine R
Unicum. Unique in this park of unique machines: the balls are green and black. They move without ever being touched. Pierre Andrès, creator of the “Machines…
Wooden machine S
Understanding time and space. At the heart of Pierre Andrès' reflections was the intention to make the dimensions of space and time tangible, even for young…
Wooden machine T
Seesaws in motion. Two seesaws influence each other. At the start, the ball sets the movement of the next ball in motion. Machines for play, artworks to…
Zen-Brunnen
This exhibit is not accessible during the winter months. What does the water pumped up from the last two pumps of the water feature do? It combines to drive a…
Benham's Disk
A rotating black-and-white disk produces the illusion of color. Rotate this black-and-white pattern at the right speed, and the pattern appears to contain…
Condiment Diver
To paraphrase French philosopher René Descartes: "I sink, therefore I am." Changes in fluid pressure affect the buoyancy of a Cartesian diver made from a…
Acoustics
Aggregate states
Algorithms
Animals, plants, habitats
Atomic and quantum physics
Atomic structure
Automats
Biology
Buoyancy
Chaos
Characteristics of life
Chemical Reactions
Chemistry
Colors
Computer science
Cryptology
Currents
Data and information
Design elements
Earth sciences
Electricity
Electricity and energy
Electricity and magnetism
Elektromagnetismus
