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Visiting > General information > Guided tours

General tours

Take an exciting trip through the 5,000-year history of information technology and get to know inventors, entrepreneurs, historical machines and the latest technological developments in the process.

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Special tours

In addition to the general tour of the HNF, special tours explore particular aspects of the permanent exhibition:

Communication: From the four-legged courier to email and messaging

From the quill to the smartphone: The history of writing

Figures, words and machines: The history of computation

The world of codes and ciphers

They were pioneers Women’s role in information technology

Inventors and entrepreneurs from the history of information technology

The history of Nixdorf Computer AG

Tubes, computers, revolutions: The history of the computer

Man, robots! – dreams, successes and disappointments

Man, robots! – two legs are frequently not enough

From gold, paper to plastic – the history of money

Stoppage time: 60 minutes – the football tour

Children’s tours

Children’s tour – talking about dough, bread and loot

Safety and hygiene measures

Due to the Corona pandemic, some precautionary measures must be observed. The general visiting regulations apply.

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Fürstenallee 7
D-33102 Paderborn

Fon +49 (0) 5251 306-600
E-Mail service(at)hnf.de

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Sa – Su 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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  • Visiting
    General information
    • Opening hours, prices, directions
    • Guided tours
    • Multimedia guide
    • Accessibility in the museum
    • Protective measures
    Offers
    • Museum guide
    Shop + Imbiss
    • Catering facilities
    • Museum Shop
  • Permanent exhibition
    Exhibition areas
    • Numbers, symbols and signals
    • The mechanization of information technology
    • The Invention of the Computer
    • Hall of Fame
    • Office work through the ages
    • Wall of Fame – pioneers of the digital world
    • Computers in science and technology – 1950 to 1970
    • Computers in business and professions – 1970 to 1980
    • Computers for everyone – 1980 to 2000
    • Everything goes digital
    • Nixdorf – Pioneer of decentralized data processing
    Specials
    • Video about the museum
    • Virtual Tour
    • Highlights
    • Game islands
  • Exhibitions
    • Review
  • The HNF
    • Contact
    • Our mission
    • Historical background
    • Heinz Nixdorf
    • Facts & Figures