guide

The EVOLUON offers, as the name suggest, an impression of the evolution from science and technology and the impact of it onto society.

• 1 Bronze doors with a symbolic representation of evolution - professor F.A. Carasso
• 2 Scale model of the small town of Eindhoven in the year 1891, the same year Gerard Philips started to manufacture light bulbs.
• 3 Historical tools.
• 4 Glass plastic - Carlo Andreoli
• 5 Jumbo count tubes: daily number of visitors
• 6 Polypropyleen molecule, a synthetic
• 7 Glass panels: "The Five Sences" - Brigitte Altenburger
• 8 Glass panels: "Animal figures" - Willem Heesen
• 9 Glass plastic - Willem Heesen
• 10 Souvenir shop
• 11 Japanese enamel painting: "Sun and Sea" - Shogo Ban-Ura
• 12 Woodcut: "Metamorphose" - M.C. Escher
• 13 Escalator
• 14 Telephone
• 15 Traditional costumes from countries with a Philips branch
• 16 Ladies restroom
• 17 Mans restroom
• 18 First Aid

Recommended route:

Free gaderobe across the restaurant.
With the elevator (plunjerlift) to the balcony (31)
Turn left - tour ring 3 and the balconies, ring 2 and ring 1.
Down the main stairs back to the glass hal and through the connecting hal down the escalator to the Basement (Onderbouw).

The exhibition is split up over three ring shaped floors, two balconies, and a basement in the restaurant wing.

Ring 3 and Balconies 4

Gives an impression of the problem of the growing world population and the signification of science and technology for society.

• 31 Life and health
• 32 Man in his residence
• 33 Recreation
• 34 To learn and know
• 42 (balcony) Human science
• 35 Communication and traffic
• 36 In service of the industry
• 37 Amateur sending station PE2EVO
• 41 (balcony) Natural science

Ring 2

Dedicated to technology and the secrets of engineering.

• 21 Vibrations and sound
• 22 light and illumanation
• 23 Matter, the foundation
• 24 The dutiful electron
• 25 From apparatus to system
• 26 Labour and tool

Ring 1

Philips, an international electronic industry.

• 11 Products
• 12 History
• 13 People at Philips
• 14 Organisation

Through the connecting hall and the escalator at the restaurant you will reach the BASEMENT.

Here you will find:

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY (VOORSPEL DER TECHNIEK): many demonstration models in areas of physics and engineering, which will be of particular intrest for the youth.
LIBRARY AND READING ROOM (BIBLIOTHEEK EN LEESZAAL) where you can find reading material about the topics of the exhibition.
INFORMATION Philips Concern.
"IN FOCUS": a changing exhibition of current interests.
AUDITORIUM: audio and video room.

HOURS OF OPENING:

monday up to and including saturday from 10 to 18 hours.
Sunday (also 2^th Christmas day, Easter monday and Whit monday and Ascension day), from 13 to 18 hours.
Closed at New Years day, 1^st Christmans day, Easter sunday and White sunday.
Childeren younger then the age of 12 are only allowed inside under guidence of an adult.
ENTRANCE FEE 1.00 Dutch guilder

Be aware, this information is not valid any more.

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