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The 14,000 tonne CMS detector, housed in a cathedral-like cavern, is an astounding feat of engineering and a symbol of large-scale international collaboration, with its 4,300 scientists coming from all over the world.

Looking for a Lego set to put your building skills to the test? Look no further and try the CMS detector Lego model. 250 models will be given daily to children who take up the challenge.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science" said Albert Einstein. Come and see the CMS art exhibition.

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Descend 100 metres underground and take a walk in the cathedral-sized cavern that houses the 14 000-tonne CMS detector - one of the two experiments that discovered the Higgs boson! The detector is located in the 27-km subterranean tunnel that contains the LHC - the world's largest scientific instrument!

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Discover the technologies that underpin the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector and its subdetectors.

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Discover the high-precision techniques that are used to align particle detectors.

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Discover the collections of the museum "Remise01", which reflect the dedication and courage of CERN's firefighters. Fire-fighting equipment and vehicles will be on display.

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Marvel at these simple but entertaining experiments, often bordering on the magical, which demonstrate different states of matter and magnetism in a fun way.

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The High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is a major upgrade of the LHC that aims to increase the number of particle collisions that occur each second and the amount of data that the experiments can gather and analyse. Come and discover the technologies that will make it possible.

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Let your imagination run wild constructing parts of the CMS detector with Kapla wooden blocks.

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Take a short quiz to find out which elementary particle fits your personality best. After the quiz, you can collect a pin with your particle and compare your particle personality with others.

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