MuZIEum Highlights
Explore the streets of Nijmegen while wearing virtual reality glasses that simulate visual impairments
Encounter some of the daily struggles and routines of people who are blind or partially sighted while carrying a white cane
Discover what it's like to muck around in the kitchen, look around in a store, and cross the street
Visit this special sensory museum and experience it by touching, hearing, and smelling
MuZIEum Overview
Activity Location: Ziekerstraat 6B, 6511 LH, Nijmegen
Activity Timings:
- 12.00 - 17.00 (Monday)
- 9.30 - 17.00 (Tuesday- Sunday)
Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 minutes (Approx)
About the MuZIEum:
Enter a world where your other senses - hearing, smell, touch, and taste - become far more important than you are accustomed to. Experience the life of a blind in a pitch-dark room where you can see nothing and learn about their everyday living habits and sense their living style with the help of a guide who is there to assist you throughout the tour.
About the Activity:
- Take a tour of this invisible world with a blind or partially sighted guide.
- Discover the place with a virtual reality glass that stimulates visual impairments.
- Visit this place to experience the life of a blind and their living habits.
- Experience how it is to live without an eye in the darkness and sense their belongingness.
- Explore the place through your sensory organs like nose, ears and mouth.
- See how people who are blind live their struggling life and how they spend their entire life.
How to Reach?
- By Car: Hire a cab and come via s102 which is 2.4 km from the city centre and you will reach your destination within 8 minutes.
- By Bus: Take a bus from Nijmegen, 2e Oude Heselaan to Nijmegen, Plein 1944 then, walk for 4 minutes to reach your final destination.
Select Package Options
MuZIEum Tickets
Ribbed Route Tickets
More Details about MuZIEum
Know Before You Go for MuZIEum
- Please note that you have to reserve a timeslot before your visit.
- Please bring a €1 coin for the Darkness Experience
- Rescheduling may be possible. Please contact customer service for further assistance.
- The Darkness Experience is only suitable for 8+.
- The Ribbelroute experience is only suitable for 13+.
- Select free cancellation and cancel until 23:59 on the day before your visit.
- All foreign nationals must share their passport and visa details at the time of arrival.
- ID proof is mandatory for each individual guest at the time of arrival.
- Child tickets are applicable for visitors aged 8-12 years. Adult tickets are applicable for visitors aged 13 years and above.
Accessibility Options for MuZIEum
- Wheelchair Accessible