From the most remote places on our planet to deep space, from the most powerful telescopes to satellites, the “Time Machines” are the fruit of Italian ingenuity and research conducted at INAF observatories by men and women who, every day, with passion and dedication, push the boundaries of our understanding of the universe.
The exhibition does not limit itself to talking about astrophysics, but also highlights the people behind each discovery… in short, who is “behind the eyepiece”. An immersive experience that begins first of all with ourselves, with the visitors, then moving on to Galileo, the Italian who, placing his eye on the telescope and pointing it towards the sky, used our first “time machine”.
The journey we propose has at its heart the concept of light: thanks to its finite speed, in fact, light allows us to observe the past, not the present. Thanks to light, it is possible to travel in time by looking at the sky: the further away we observe, the further back in time we can see. A journey that will introduce the public to the main Italian Research Institute for the study of the universe and that wants to play between the old and the new, but with contents that speak of today and the future.
THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition itinerary unfolds across four rooms. It starts immediately with an immersive experience: leaving planet Earth behind, you fly through the planets of the Solar System and beyond, towards the exoplanets that revolve around other stars. To explore our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System has been recreated on the scale of the city of Turin and re-proposed in a playful version with a real 1980s-style arcade. The journey continues among planets, stars, galaxies and gigantic clusters of galaxies, embracing the immense cosmic scales that the “time machines” of contemporary astrophysics try to grasp, up to the dawn of the universe.
The itinerary culminates in a real “art gallery” that celebrates the astonishing beauty of the cosmos, immortalized by our telescopes and scientific instruments. Through a combination of iconic images, interactive exhibits and innovative technologies such as virtual reality, visitors to the exhibition will come into direct contact with the challenges of research that, day after day, pushes the limits of our knowledge ever further.
LANGUAGE
AND INCLUSION
The exhibition itinerary unfolds across four rooms. It starts immediately with an immersive experience: leaving planet Earth behind, you fly through the planets of the Solar System and beyond, towards the exoplanets that revolve around other stars. To explore our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System has been recreated on the scale of the city of Turin and re-proposed in a playful version with a real 1980s-style arcade. The journey continues among planets, stars, galaxies and gigantic clusters of galaxies, embracing the immense cosmic scales that the “time machines” of contemporary astrophysics try to grasp, up to the dawn of the universe. The itinerary culminates in a real “art gallery” that celebrates the astonishing beauty of the cosmos, immortalized by our telescopes and scientific instruments. Through a combination of iconic images, interactive exhibits and innovative technologies such as virtual reality, visitors to the exhibition will come into direct contact with the challenges of research that, day after day, pushes the limits of our knowledge ever further.
THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition itinerary unfolds across four rooms. It starts immediately with an immersive experience: leaving planet Earth behind, you fly through the planets of the Solar System and beyond, towards the exoplanets that revolve around other stars. To explore our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System has been recreated on the scale of the city of Turin and re-proposed in a playful version with a real 1980s-style arcade. The journey continues among planets, stars, galaxies and gigantic clusters of galaxies, embracing the immense cosmic scales that the “time machines” of contemporary astrophysics try to grasp, up to the dawn of the universe.
The itinerary culminates in a real “art gallery” that celebrates the astonishing beauty of the cosmos, immortalized by our telescopes and scientific instruments. Through a combination of iconic images, interactive exhibits and innovative technologies such as virtual reality, visitors to the exhibition will come into direct contact with the challenges of research that, day after day, pushes the limits of our knowledge ever further.
LANGUAGE AND INCLUSION
The exhibition itinerary unfolds across four rooms. It starts immediately with an immersive experience: leaving planet Earth behind, you fly through the planets of the Solar System and beyond, towards the exoplanets that revolve around other stars. To explore our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System has been recreated on the scale of the city of Turin and re-proposed in a playful version with a real 1980s-style arcade. The journey continues among planets, stars, galaxies and gigantic clusters of galaxies, embracing the immense cosmic scales that the “time machines” of contemporary astrophysics try to grasp, up to the dawn of the universe. The itinerary culminates in a real “art gallery” that celebrates the astonishing beauty of the cosmos, immortalized by our telescopes and scientific instruments. Through a combination of iconic images, interactive exhibits and innovative technologies such as virtual reality, visitors to the exhibition will come into direct contact with the challenges of research that, day after day, pushes the limits of our knowledge ever further.
WHAT IS INAF?
The National Institute for Astrophysics is the main Italian Research Institute for the study of the Universe. It promotes, carries out and coordinates, also within the framework of European Union and international organizations programs, research activities in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
WHAT IS INAF?
The National Institute for Astrophysics is the main Italian Research Institute for the study of the Universe. It promotes, carries out and coordinates, also within the framework of European Union and international organizations programs, research activities in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
