Museon - Omniversum

Museon-Omniversum is all about the earth, people and a sustainable future!

In 2022, popular science museum Museon and big-screen film theater Omniversum merged. One Planet is the name of the programming and reflects the mission: to inspire new generations to commit to a livable earth for all.

Museon-Omniversum is a fun and educational day out for young and old. You can watch a spectacular big-screen movie on a screen the size of half a soccer field that curves around you. Moreover you can visit the interactive exhibits, themed rooms, labs and activities. You'll learn about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and discover smart solutions for a sustainable future. Take a quick look at the daily agenda to see what's on the day of your visit.

All films are dubbed in Dutch, but can be viewed in their original language via an app (more information at the information desk). 

The spectacular large screen films in Museon-Omniversum:

• Animal Kingdom 
  From the African savannahs to the icy poles, and from open skies to deep blue oceans, Animal Kingdom reveals how all creatures are connected. Explore the world of birds, insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. 
• Fungi - Web of Life
  Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Beyond our sight, among the world of plants and animals, there is another world: the kingdom of fungi. This fascinating big-screen film takes you on a journey around the world to the secret world of eye-catching fungi and unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms
• Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
  British biologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall takes you on a journey around the world. She tells three hopeful, inspiring stories that make a difference for a better world. From the miraculous migration of the Northern Bald Ibis through the Alps, to the reintroduction of the American white bison by the Blackfeet Nation.
• Our last great wilderness 
  Imagine a vast, wild and magical area in the far north of Alaska - a place twice the size of the Netherlands.  There, one of the world's greatest natural spectacles takes place: the migration of 200,000 caribou that travel more than 1,000 kilometres twice a year. Travel with National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz on his expedition in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Serengeti 
  Africa's most iconic animals make their home on the Serengeti. It is where one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles takes place: the migration of millions of wildebeest. Join an unforgettable safari tour past elephants, lions, leopards, bird insects, be part of the trek that millions of wildebeest make every year and discover the relationship between all life on the Serengeti.
• Volcanoes - the Fires of Creation
  Join National Geographic photographer Carsten Peter on an adventure as he takes photos on the rim of active volcanoes in Indonesia, descends into dangerous lava lakes in Vanuatu and visits geysers in Ethiopia. 
• Secrets of the sea 
  Ready to explore underwater? Meet the ocean's strangest and most spectacular creatures you've never seen before. From cute dwarf seahorses and clever squids to manta rays, tiger sharks and a coconut octopus. The fascinating way they interact with each other is something we could learn a lot from. 
• The Great Underwater Adventure of Barney and Beeney
  A fun, educational and entertaining fulldome show for children is dedicated to protecting the seas and oceans. Many adventures await them in the lagoon, including a nighttime visit to see the constellations in the sky and rescuing little turtle Abbey, who is caught in a net.-
• Turtle Adventure
  The extraordinary story of Australian green sea turtle Bunji. During her exciting adventures, Bunji meets all kinds of extraordinary inhabitants of the sea such as jolly clownfish, enormous whales and tough sharks.
• Arctic Expedition
  In this Arctic Expedition, we bring the North Pole very close! You see films on giant screens, scientists tell you about the experiments and you keep a record of everything in your own logbook.
• The Wild North Sea
  Dive into adventure with The Wild North Sea. Follow experienced diver and cameraman Peter van Rodijnen as he explores the mysterious underwater world of the North Sea, inspired by explorer Jacques Cousteau. 
• T.REX
  T-Rex and other enormous dinosaurs run across the dome screen in the spectacular T.REX: an adventurous big-screen film about the discovery of a T-Rex fossil by three children. With stunning computer animations, the skeleton comes to life and you meet its prehistoric contemporaries.
• Dinosaurs of the Antarctic
  250 million years ago, Antarctica looked very different. The South Pole was covered in forests and swamps and it was dark for as much as six months in winter.

Evening programme
In the evenings, the museum section is closed and we show films about nature, culture, music and science in the Dome (our big-screen film theater). Special activities such as planetarium shows, lectures and concerts also take place. Check the website for more information.

Some activities in Museon-Omniversum

• Watch breath-taking big-screen films about nature, culture and science in the Dome, the only dome theater in the Benelux.
• Learn all about the 17 World Goals and discover with your stripping card what kind of world citizen you are.
• Get to work yourself with smart solutions for a sustainable future. Donate your breath in the Algae Bar in the Future Food Lab, try on a coat made of coffee grounds in the Fashion Shop, transform worn-out clothes into your unique style in the Fashion Lab and help build the Future Food Lab with new building materials.
• Help build the City of the Future with new building materials!
• Check out photo exhibitions by National Geographic and The Green Camera.
• Discover science & technology with fun experiments in the Discovery Lab.

Practical information

• Monday to Sunday 10.30 - 17.00 hours
• During official school vacations 9.30 - 17.00 hours
• The Dome (big-screen movie theater) is also open in the evenings Thursday through Sunday. Check our evening schedule for more information and opening hours.

Accessibility
Route by public transport - from The Hague Central Station or The Hague Holland Spoor Station, take tram 17 towards Kunstmuseum, get off at the Kunstmuseum stop. Or take bus 24 from The Hague Central Station towards Kijkduin, getting off at the Kunstmuseum stop. From the Kunstmuseum stop, it is a 2-minute walk to the Museon-Omniversum entrance and minutes to the Dome entrance.  For more information, visit www.htm.nl.

Coming by car? Then you can park in the car park near the Dome entrance on President Kennedylaan or in the immediate vicinity on the street at €2,00 per hour.