What is it?
Discovery Museum organises a stimulus-friendly museum visit to give people who are stimulus-sensitive the opportunity to also enjoy a visit to Discovery Museum.
When?
- Sunday, 22 March 2026
- Saturday, 27 June 2026
- Sunday, 27 September 2026
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For whom?
The stimulus-friendly museum visit is for people who are stimulus-sensitive and their companion(s). Anyone who is sensitive to stimuli is welcome. The stimulus-friendly opening is organised for all ages. You do not have to prove that you would benefit from a stimulus-friendly museum visit.
What can you expect?
- Exclusive opening for people with sensitivity to stimuli
- Stimulus-friendly entrance and quiet reception
- It is possible to walk through the exhibition independently during the opening
- The exhibition will be made stimulus-friendly: light and sound will be muted, stimuli will be made recognisable through signage
- A resting area is available
- Fewer visitors will be present
- We have a sensory basket at reception. This basket contains aids such as ear defenders, fidgets, etc. The reception staff will be happy to help you if you want to use one of these aids. Of course, you can also bring your own aids, such as ear defenders, sunglasses, etc.
- The Revolution Earth experience is open during the stimulus-friendly day. This experience is available at pre-planned times and tickets cost €3 per person. These tickets are only available at the Discovery Museum reception. Revolution Earth is a stimulus-rich experience. A description of what you can expect can be found in the preparation document.
- Please note! Discovery Museum is a family museum, both adults and children are welcome. So this also means that noises from other visitors can be expected.
Be prepared
To prepare for your visit, we have drawn up a step-by-step plan and preparation document. Both documents are available in Dutch.
With the step-by-step plan you can prepare your visit to Discovery Museum step by step: from your departure at home, your visit to Discovery Museum until your departure at Discovery Museum: Stappenplan prikkelvriendelijk museumbezoek (available in Dutch)
The preparation document lists all the exhibits at Discovery Museum and which stimuli you can expect at each exhibit: Voorbereidingsdocument prikkelvriendelijk museumbezoek (available in Dutch)
In addition, you can watch the film below which gives you a digital tour of Discovery Museum so that you can get a good impression of a visit to Discovery Museum beforehand.
More information?
Contact [email protected] or 045-567 60 50. We can be reached from Tuesday to Friday during office hours.
Accessibility
Parking is free at the P+R lot of Kerkrade Centrum station, navigate to Hambosweg 60 in Kerkrade.
More information on Discovery Museum’s accessibility can be found here.