Carré Sciences: Modane Underground Laboratory

Modane

A museographic space that presents the experiments of the Modane Underground Laboratory in a fun and interactive way.

Description

"Les petits secrets de l'univers", a permanent exhibition in a 120 m² space: visitors discover a sequence of themes ranging from the evolution of physics to that of our universe, to current experiments and future projects.

Family visits are possible (more understandable for children over 10).

The Modane Underground Laboratory was dug in the early 1980s in the middle of the Fréjus road tunnel. It is the deepest scientific site in Europe, and was designed for fundamental research. It takes advantage of the 1,700 m of rock separating it from the peaks to shelter it from cosmic rays. Its location enables us to measure cutting-edge phenomena such as proton stability, neutrinos, the detection of hidden matter in the universe... and very low levels of radioactivity.
Used by an international community of 200 scientists, the LSM is used to address subjects such as astrophysics, to better understand the origin of the universe, earth sciences, gamma spectrometry and dating techniques, and biology.

Additional welcome

Minimum age : 10 years old

Services

Animals accepted

Environments

Highway exit at less than 5 km
On the outskirts of the city
G.R. Itinerary within 1 km

Rates

Free of charge.

Opening period

From 01/01 to 31/12 from 2pm to 5pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Exceptional closures on January 1, Easter Monday, Ascension Thursday, Whit Monday, May 1, May 8, July 14, August 15, November 1, November 11 and December 25.
Exceptionally closed from December 25 to January 8.