The Escape Rooms

Portable science escape rooms

Explore the ERNEST catalogue of portable science kits and use the filters to browse by topic, language, or location, discovering the story, activities, and educational goals behind each experience.

The distinctive feature of ERNEST escape rooms is their kit-based format: modular, portable experiences that are easy to set up in schools, festivals, museums, and public spaces. This flexibility allows us to bring science even to places far from major centres, reach diverse audiences, and make each experience more accessible and inclusive.

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  • Particle Physics

    Acceler8 Escape

    Teams solve interactive challenges inside a simulated particle accelerator to uncover how lasers, magnets, detectors, and radiation systems power modern physics research.

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    Host organisationThe University of Manchester

    Available / hosted inManchester – UK

    AudienceSchools (8+) and public events

    DurationApprox. 50 min

    Group sizeUp to 50 people

    FormatOn-site

    English

  • STEM

    Alla Ricerca dell’Equilibrio Perduto

    A hidden trail of clues and experiments across physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics challenges players to unlock a scientist’s secret through logic, observation, and discovery.

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    Host organisationCNR

    Available / hosted inNaples – Italy

    AudienceSchools (12+) and public events

    DurationApprox. 45 min

    Group sizeFrom 4 to 10 people

    FormatOn-site, Traveling

    Italian

  • Astronomy

    Bang! Chi è stato?

    A scientific investigation into a cosmic explosion guides players through telescope data, photon energy, and astronomical clues to uncover the source of a gamma-ray event.

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    Host organisationINAF

    Available / hosted inPalermo, Bologna – Italy

    AudienceSchools (10+) and public events

    DurationApprox. 1h

    Group sizeUp to 25 people

    FormatOn-site

    ItalianEnglish

  • Particle Physics

    HEPscape!

    Participants solve physics-inspired puzzles to uncover how particles are discovered and experiments at the Large Hadron Collider reveal the hidden structure of matter.

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    Host organisationINFN

    Available / hosted inCatania, Bari, Rome, Perugia, Pisa, Paris – Italy, France

    AudienceSchools (6+) and public events

    DurationApprox. 45 minutes

    Group sizeUp to 25 players

    FormatOn-site, Traveling

    FrenchItalian

  • Astrophysics

    Hunting in the Dark

    Puzzle-solving inside an astronomer’s office reveals how scientists study the birth of stars and planetary systems using radio telescope data and real research methods.

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    Host organisationINAF

    Available / hosted inCagliari – Italy

    AudienceSchools (10+) and public events

    Duration60 min

    Group sizeUp to 20 people

    FormatOn-site

    Italian
  • New scenario 2026

    Astronomy and planetary defence

    INAF escape mission

    A scientific and interactive escape room combining play, collaboration and science communication, taking children on a journey through space, asteroids and the technologies used to protect our planet.

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    Proposing institutionINAF

    Available / hosted inPadua – Italy

    AudienceStudents (6–10), families and the general public

    Duration45 minutes

    Group sizeUp to 10 participants per session

    FormatOn-site, travelling

    Italian

  • STEM

    maSTEM game

    Interactive STEM challenges combine science, language, and teamwork to explore physics, biology, mathematics, and medicine through a multilingual learning experience.

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    Host organisationUniversità degli Studi di Torino and INFN Torino

    Available / hosted inTurin – Italy

    AudienceSchools (16+)

    DurationFrom 15 min to 1h

    Group sizeFrom 3 to 10 people

    FormatOn-site, Traveling

    Italian

  • Medical Physics

    Medical Physics Escape Room

    Interactive challenges across diagnosis, treatment, and research reveal how physics supports modern medicine, from medical imaging to particle therapy.

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    Host organisationUniversità degli Studi di Torino and INFN Torino

    Available / hosted inTurin – Italy

    AudienceSchools (16+)

    DurationFrom 15 min to 1h

    Group sizeFrom 3 to 10 people

    FormatOn-site, Traveling

    Italian

  • Astrophysics

    On board a photon

    Through coding and robotics challenges, participants discover the journey of photons – light particles – from the depths of the Sun, where they start their adventure, through the planets of the Solar System, all the way to the telescopes of astronomers who observe these celestial bodies from Earth to study them in detail and figure out their mysteries.

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    Host organisationINAF

    Available / hosted inRome, Bologna, Padua, Turin – Italy

    AudienceSchools (10+) and public events

    DurationApprox. 50 min

    Group sizeUp to 25 people

    FormatOn-site, Traveling

    Italian

  • Particle Physics

    PER me si va ne la fisica recente

    A journey inspired by Dante’s Divina Commedia guides players through the discoveries that shaped modern particle physics, from the Standard Model to unanswered cosmic mysteries.

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    Host organisationUniversità di Pavia

    Available / hosted inPavia – Italy

    AudienceSchools (16+) and public events

    DurationApprox 75-90 min

    Group sizeUp to 25 people

    FormatOn-site

    Italian