The Big Bang Journey near Geneva

In the town of Meyrin, just inside the Swiss border from France and located on the outskirts of Geneva is CERN (the European Centre for Nuclear Research). The Large Hadron Collider, the biggest particle accelerator ever built, is located 100m underground in a 27 kilometre ring. At Meyrin, there is a Microcosm exhibition centre about the Universe of Particles and an area across the road where you can book a tour, which incidentally was booked out for today, go to the CERN shop or eat in the cafe.

The area itself has a number of international schools for the CERN scientists families.

Microcosm Exhibition at CERN, near Geneva

A model of the particle accelerator

Inside the exhibition

Display modules

Multi media show explaining the Large Hadron Collider

Aerial map of where the LHC is located

We are staying at Ferney Voltaire in France and the LHC is located right underneath us - hopefully we won't have any big bangs! Ferney Voltaire is the township located on the right hand end of Geneva airport.

Outside the exhibition hall

Sculpture at the front of the exhibition centre which is inscribed with famous people, equations and quotes relating to physics.