75 000 visitors discovered hundreds of activities on nine CERN sites over the weekend

A selection of photos taken by the CERN Pool of photographers during the Open Days on 14 and 15 September 2019. (Image: CERN). Source: CERN (CDS)

Admire technological wonders 100 metres underground, drive cranes, play with miniature accelerators, operate robots, discover a multitude of technologies and immerse yourself in the enigmas of the Universe… you were some 75 000 visitors this weekend participating in CERN’s Open Days.

An exceptional opportunity to visit the Large Hadron Collider tunnel. (Image: Maximilien Brice and Julien Ordan)

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