This special tour focuses on boffins such as Ed Roberts and Bill Gates who developed the first PCs and programs, and shows how technology has gradually overtaken our everyday lives: Find out about new types of communication between man and machine, technology integrated in clothing, and artificial intelligence systems such as the Avatar Max. The tour ends in the digital world of ever-evolving devices which combine previously independent functionalities.
During the tour you will wear headphones and a transmitter. The museum guide will use a microphone to communicate with you. This ensures that you can hear clearly while you maintain the necessary distance of at least 1.5 metres.
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Languages: on request
Cost: Tues – Fri: € 35 plus admission charge
Sat/Sun: € 45 plus admission charge
Group size: max. 9 persons
Advance notification is required for all tours.
Please book four weeks beforehand, if possible.
Guided tours must be cancelled at least ten days before the booked date. Read more on our cancellation policy here.
Phone registration: +49-5251/306-660
E-mail: service(at)hnf.de
The best option is for you to bring your own headphones with you. All you need is a standard model, for example the ones used for smartphones (3.5-mm jack plug). Those who do not have their own headphones can purchase a pair for €1 at the HNF.
You must sign a declaration of compliance with hygiene and conduct regulations. The ideal option is for you to print out the form at home and bring the signed version with you to the HNF. Please note: Each registered person has to fill out a form; in the case of minors, the form shall be signed by the legal guardian.