Learning ships at the Monheim am Rhein jetty
The learning ships MS Wissenschaft and MS Experimenta are old inland cargo ships that have been converted into floating knowledge centers. On board, there are interactive exhibits, exciting films and workshops allowing visitors to explore the sciences and experiment. Visitors of all ages are encouraged to give free rein to their boundless curiosity and to touch and explore the exhibits.
The learning ships will stop in Monheim am Rhein in August 2024
The ships are traveling throughout Germany and will also be docking in Monheim am Rhein this summer.
MS Wissenschaft – a floating science center on the subject of freedom
The subject on board this ship is freedom. Freedom in the decisions we make, freedom in art, and how the word has been understood over the centuries. With an eye to the future, however, the effects that artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and internet phenomena have on our understanding of freedom are also discussed.
Please touch!
The 102-meter-long ship will be traveling throughout Germany from May to September 2024, offering its interactive exhibition in 30 cities. From August 10 to 14, it will be stopping at the Monheim jetty, where it will offer an unusual learning opportunity: Around 30 learning stations and exhibits invite visitors to touch, try things out, play and conduct their own small experiments on various research topics.
The MS Wissenschaft is touring Germany on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Its exhibits are provided by research institutes from all over Germany.
MS Wissenschaft: Opening hours & admission:
August 10, 2024: 1:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
August 11–14, 2024 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
(open for groups of schoolchildren from 9 a.m.)
Admission is free.
Recommended age: 12 years of age and up; under 12 if accompanied by an adult.
The exhibition is wheelchair-accessible and has a stairlift.
Click here to make group bookings.
Guided tours
During the summer break, free guided tours of the exhibition highlights will take place every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. They last about 45 minutes and registration is not required. If there are too many visitors, some tours may not take place. A free audio guide in German and English will take you through the exhibition. There is an onboard bistro selling snacks and drinks.
The event organizer and contact for further information is Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbH.
ms-wissenschaft@w-i-d.de
https://ms-wissenschaft.de/de
MS Experimenta – a learning ship on the subject of sustainability
“You are science. You create knowledge” is the motto on board the MS Experimenta. At entertaining interactive exhibit stands, visitors of all ages can learn about how humans developed their, at times, curious characteristics, and test your own. Who is observant enough to play a multitasking game? And who has ever looked at a bone through a real microscope?
You will also see how science and technology influence our understanding of the world around us today and how they help us to shape our environment.
Three parts of a ship, one great experience
The 105-meter-long learning ship will be traveling throughout Germany from June to November 2024, opening its doors at 25 ports of call. From August 2 to 6, it will be stopping at the Monheim jetty and offering three areas in the belly of the ship:
• In the learning ship exhibition, visitors of all ages can play and carry out experiments.
• In the laboratory area, supervised workshops will demonstrate experiments conducted by professionals in the fields of physics, chemistry and other sciences.
• Impressive films are shown in the “Mini Dome”, a 360-degree dome.
MS Experimenta: Opening hours & admission
August 2 – 6, 2024 10 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Admission costs 2 euros per person, and you must book a time slot in advance. Go to the online form
The ship is wheelchair-accessible.
The event organizer and contact for further information is experimenta gGmbH – Das Science Center.
info@experimenta.science
www.ms-experimenta.science
How to get to the learning ships in Monheim am Rhein
The jetty is opposite the Deusser Haus and St. Mary’s Chapel at Kapellenstrasse 40, 40789 Monheim am Rhein.
Bicycle parking spaces are available at St. Mary’s Chapel.
The adjacent Hotel-Restaurant Vater Rhein also offers its guests an e-bike charging station.
By bus: The 789, SB33 and SB78 lines halt at the “Styles-Hotel Monheim” stop, which is 200 meters away. The NE12 and NE13 lines also stop here at weekends.
A free parking lot for cars is located 100 meters south of the jetty. It has a disabled parking space and a charging station for two electric cars.
Coaches can park for two hours free of charge at a total of five locations 100 meters south or 350 meters north of the jetty.