CERN Accelerating science

Heritage Collection for Loan to Museums and Science Centres

At CERN, physicists and engineers explore the fundamental laws of the universe using some of the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments. This object collection brings together pieces from over 70 years of CERN’s history. It includes prototypes of new technologies as well as actual equipment that was used in CERN’s particle accelerators and detectors. The collection is available for loan to museums, major scientific events, exhibition halls, or science fairs. For loan requests, please contact [email protected].



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2021-06-18
09:48
Category Accelerators and storage rings - CERN-OBJ-AC-076.
Slice through an LHC bending magnet
Building 282


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2021-06-18
09:41
Category Accelerators and storage rings - CERN-OBJ-AC-075.
Slice through an LHC focusing magnet
Coupe quadripôle

Building 282


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2021-04-26
09:28
Category Detectors and experimental techniques - CERN-OBJ-DE-121.
ISOLDE target
Cible ISOLDE

Building 282


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2020-11-26
13:54
Category Accelerators and storage rings - CERN-OBJ-AC-073.
Sextupole Spool Piece Correctors MCS
Building 180/1-K51


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2020-10-14
16:22
Category Detectors and experimental techniques - CERN-OBJ-DE-108.
The ATLAS silicon strip detectors
Les détecteurs à rubans de silicium d'ATLAS



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2020-03-18
18:05
Category Accelerators and storage rings - CERN-OBJ-AC-068.
Hydrogen Bottle
Bouteille d’hydrogène

Building Microcosm


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2017-12-22
15:29
Category Detectors and experimental techniques - CERN-OBJ-DE-094.
ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker - large piece
Building 282


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2017-12-22
09:32
Category Detectors and experimental techniques - CERN-OBJ-DE-093.
ALEPH model
Building b.282 and Glasgow physics dept


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2017-10-19
14:36
Category Detectors and experimental techniques - CERN-OBJ-DE-061.
ALICE Time of Flight Module
Module ALICE Time of Flight



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2017-10-18
11:43
Category Accelerators and storage rings - CERN-OBJ-AC-065.
LHC beampipe interconnection
Interconnexion du tube de faisceau du LHC



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