Brain Museum

The brain is the most complex organ in your body. Would you like to discover how your brain helps you think and act? Then the Donders Brain Museum of the Donders Institute, located in the Latin School in Nijmegen, is the place to visit. The museum is free to visit on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00.

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Plenty to do

There’s plenty to do for all ages, including:

  • How fast is your brain? It’s not just about looking, but also doing! Discover how your brain processes information, test your memory, learn about illusions and synaesthesia, and unravel the secrets of your own consciousness.
  • The brain in focus. Explore the different ways the brain can be visualised, from cells, patterns, and waves to ordinary photographs.
  • Whose brain is it? Can you tell human brains apart from animal brains? Test your knowledge by matching various brains to the right animals and discover the surprising diversity of the animal kingdom.
  • For children. There’s plenty for the youngest researchers too, such as cuddly neurons, brain puzzles, and experiencing what language sounds like to a baby in the womb!
  • Take part in scientific research. At the museum, you can contribute to science by participating in experiments. This way, both you and the researchers learn more about the brain and behaviour.

Take a peak:

ADHD Escape Room

ADHD Escape Room

What does it feel like to live with ADHD? The Brain Museum in Nijmegen offers a unique opportunity to experience it for yourself in the brand-new ADHD escape room. In this educational escape room, you step into the mind of a student with ADHD. While trying to pack your bag for a holiday, you also need to finish a forgotten school assignment about ADHD — all while you're in a rush and constantly distracted!

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Tracing Changes

Through installations, paintings, sculptures, collages and interactive works, this exhibition shows how Parkinson’s affects the brain and daily life, how environmental factors such as pesticides play a role, and how people find resilience and renewal. With contributions from the Art Inquiry Lab, Adriaan Holsappel, Lenie Larmit, Menna Kruiswijk and Karel van Griensven, it creates a dialogue between art and science, vulnerability and strength. Visitors are invited to help build a collective artwork made from recycled wood, symbolising shared creativity and transformation. Tracing Changes can be visited at the Donders Brain Museum from 10 September 2025 to 31 January 2026, curated by the Art Inquiry Lab in collaboration with the Donders Institute.

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Donders Citylab

The Donders Brain Museum is an initiative of Donders Citylab, aimed at making science accessible and demonstrating how research benefits society. Visitors to public spaces such as museums and libraries can explore how the human brain and behaviour work, and even take part in research themselves. In this way, knowledge is shared with everyone, and researchers can work with a larger and more diverse group of participants.

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Contact and address

The Brain Museum can be found in the Latin School (opposite the Stevens church). The address is Sint Stevenskerkhof 2, in Nijmegen.

Opening hours
  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday Closed
  • Thursday Closed
  • Friday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm