Explore iconic Exhibits
Here at the Museo dei Bambini you don’t look at exhibits—you PLAY with them. Touch sound, levitate, master air flow, harness kinetic energy, mix colors, and transport protons. Science is possible here.
Sensory & Visual Exploration
Plasma globe
Control streams of plasma with your fingertips—watch electricity dance through ionized gas in a sealed glass sphere!
Light Threads
Gently glowing strands show how light travels through fibers—bend, twist, and watch photons follow the path!
Funhouse Physics
Step into reflection science—concave and convex mirrors warp light to stretch, squish, and flip your image!
Shape Shifter
Press your hand, face, or elbow—this giant pin wall captures 3D impressions using pressure and spatial memory!
Liquid motion
Spin the tile and watch colorful liquids swirl, mix, and settle—revealing patterns shaped by inertia and flow.
Zoetrope
Discover the magic of early animation—spin the zoetrope and watch static images spring into motion before your eyes!
Flip & Shine
Swipe your hand to flip sequins and create shimmering patterns—explore texture, symmetry, and light reflection!
spiral illusion
Spin the timeless spiral and watch your vision warp—this classic illusion tricks your brain using motion and contrast.
BUBBLE rise
Watch bubbles dance through glowing water—explore how air, buoyancy, and light create a calming sensory show.
Physics & Motion
Orbit Drop
Description: Race balls into a gravity well and see how planets spiral toward stars—mass warps space, motion reveals the math!
air
play
Send scarfs soaring through twisting tubes—watch air pressure, flow, and lift turn chaos into controlled flight!
FLIGHT LAB
Drop in a your UFO and watch it soar or not! Explore lift, airflow, and turbulence in this vertical wind tunnel of flying fabric.
Levitate!
Watch balls hover mid-air using only airflow—Bernoulli’s principle in action, where pressure drops and lift takes over!
Chaos wheel
Give it a spin! Watch beads ricochet through a maze of pins, showing how motion and chance create endless randomness.
Butterfly effect
Spin the butterfly-shaped board and explore how mall changes influence outcomes through motion and design.
WIND TUNNEL
Watch styrofoam swirl and dance inside a vertical wind tunnel—airflow creates rising currents and wave-like motion.
Kinetic Jams
Give it a whirl! Your spin turns kinetic energy into electricity—powering cheerful tunes with motion alone.
Problem Solving & strategy
Cluster
Rotate and strategize! Compete to align four cylinders of the same color—testing spatial thinking, memory, and pattern power.
Colorku
Solve the classic logic puzzle—with colors! Arrange wooden chips so no hue repeats in any row, column, or square.
spin maze
Tilt, twist, and spin the entire maze—use gravity, coordination, and strategy to guide the ball through every turn.
Magnet Maze
Use magnetic force to steer a ball through a clear path—no touching, just the pull of invisible physics!
ball Climb
Use your hands to guide the ball through a vertical maze—gravity, coordination, and problem-solving all in one!
Thread Theory
Over-under, over-under! Weave patterns and explore the basics of textiles, tension, and creative structure.
Perspective Logic
Solve for a 3D puzzle using only 3D information.
Light & Sound
Shadow Splitter
Your body becomes a prism of color—multiple shadows bloom as RGB lights collide and reveal hidden hues!
touch & glow
Tap to transform light! Your touch changes color, pattern, and brightness—revealing how circuits respond in real time.
Bone Conductor
Discover how sound vibrations travel through solids—bypass your eardrums and hear with your bones!
HUMAN PIANO
Complete the circuit with touch! Your body becomes the wire—where you connect changes the note. Electricity never sounded so good!
Infinity mirror
Peer into endless reflections! This glowing illusion uses mirrors and light to create the appearance of a tunnel with no end—inviting visual wonder and depth perception play.
Light painting
Draw with light! Use a flashlight to “paint” on a Phosphorescent board—watch photons activate special pigments before fading away.
Color lab table
Turn the knobs to mix red, green, and blue light—layer color sheets and explore how light blends, overlaps, and reveals color theory in action!
Collaborative Play
Pixel play
Plug in colorful pegs to design with photons—explore how light travels, bends, and builds glowing patterns!
Wall run
Design your own vertical track! Drop the ball and watch gravity, angles, and momentum bring your creation to life.
garden
ville
Pretend to plant, pick, and play—explore where veggies come from and how plants grow, from seed to harvest!
Mini mart
Shop, scan, and sort! Explore math, nutrition, and decision-making in a playful market built for curious kids.
DINOSAUR
BONES
Assemble your own dino skeleton! Explore paleontology and prehistoric anatomy with this hands-on fossil construction kit.
Rotating Exhibit
Builder’s Bench
Build like an engineer! Use oversized bolts and beams to explore structure, design, and hands-on problem solving.
Rotating Exhibit
Magnetic tiles
Snap together magnetic tiles to build towers, tunnels, and shapes—explore structure, symmetry, and magnetic force!
Rotating Exhibit
Ball Ramps
Build your own floor track and set the balls in motion—explore gravity, speed, and chain reactions in action!
Rotating Exhibit
Cause & Effect
Yes Zone
domino drop
Tip and topple dominoes, then pull the string to reset—perfect for endless exploration of cause-and-effect and chain reactions!
button station
Push, press, and discover! Big buttons help little ones explore colors, sounds, and gentle cause-and-effect play.
Pull & Lift
Pull the strings to lift the ball—explore early concepts of balance, motion, and simple machines in action!
baby momentum box
Spin to send beads tumbling—introducing babies to motion, gravity, and early physics through playful cause-and-effect exploration!
Tunnel Roll
Roll the ball through bridges and underpasses—perfect for little ones exploring motion, cause-and-effect, and crawling fun!
Flip Sticks
Lift and release each stick—watch them drop and clatter in a playful rhythm as little hands explore motion and gravity.
Folding Triangles
Turn wooden triangles into a star or hexagon with each fold and discover shapes, patterns, and symmetry through simple motion play.
Baby Spin Maze
Spin the wooden plate—watch gravity and motion swirl the balls into one spot. Playful fun meets the science of balance and movement.
Helicopter Wings
Move the colorful wooden blades like helicopter wings! Explore patterns, symmetry, and playful motion in this hands-on exhibit.
Sensory & Motion Play
Yes Zone
Captain's wheel
ake the helm! Spin the sturdy wheel and set sail on sensory adventures—perfect for little explorers with big imaginations.
rainbow
balls
Spin the vibrant balls and watch the colors blur and blend—explore motion, rhythm, and the magic of the rainbow!
LIQUID TILES
Step, press, and watch colorful liquids swirl beneath your feet—exploring sensory play, color mixing, and fluid motion!
Shimmer Bloom
Swipe the flower to flip sequins and reveal sparkling colors—explore texture, light, and the joy of sensory discovery!
Baby Telephone
Ring the bell by turning the dial and lift the wooden handset for a playful conversation. This exhibit blends sensory play with the joy of pretend play—perfect for sparking little imaginations!
Balls on Tracks
Gently roll the metal balls along short, smooth tracks. Explore motion, flow, and gentle rhythms—discovering how touch and movement work together in a calm, engaging experience.
Turbine Spinner
The Turbine Spinner is a hands-on way to explore motion and centrifugal force—spin it and watch the beads dance!
sensory blocks
Shake, tilt, and explore! These see-through blocks are filled with swirling liquid, sparkles, and color for calming sensory play.
Sound & vibration Discovery
Yes Zone
soNIC
TEXTURE
Touch, rub, and tap—different surfaces make different sounds! Explore how texture changes sound, pitch, and feel.
wind chime
Gently tap and listen—explore soothing sounds, vibrations, and musical notes through calming sensory play.
PITCH
WHEEL
Spin the wheel fast or slow—explore how speed changes sounds, teaching little ears about rhythm and pitch!
funny faces
Look, laugh, and learn! These playful mirrors stretch, squish, and flip reflections—early fun with symmetry and visual distortion.
Rain tube
The Rain Tube is a calming, sensory-rich exhibit for little hands. Spin the clear tube and watch beads fall like gentle rain, discovering how motion and gravity create a soothing rhythm.
Visual Perception & Patterns
Yes Zone
illusion ROLLERS
Roll bold, high-contrast patterns to spark baby vision—sensory motion play that lights up developing eyes.
Galton's Fall
Watch beads cascade through a maze of pins—exploring probability, randomness, and the surprising order hidden in chaos.
hour glass
Watch beads flow gently from top to bottom—introducing early ideas of time, gravity, and patience through calming observation.
periscope
Look through the scope to see someone on the other side—discover how mirrors redirect light and reveal hidden angles!
Fun house Physics
Step into reflection science—concave and convex mirrors warp light to stretch, squish, and flip your image!
Bug Eye Mirrors
Get a bug’s-eye view! Peer into a grid of tiny mirrors that multiply your reflection—explore how light and angles create dazzling, kaleidoscopic effects.
Early Learning & Language
Yes Zone
STEM BABY library
FUN STEM board books in many languages—built for little hands, big ideas, and curious minds around the world.