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One of the Best Places To Visits in Paderborn


Address

Fürstenallee 7, 33102 Paderborn, Germany

Website

www.hnf.de

Contact

+49 5251 306600

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (3.8K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 6 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 6 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 6 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Stefan de J. 3 years ago on Google
    Very big, interesting and interactive Computer Science Museum. From the evolution of calculators to computers, game consoles, A.I., robots, phones, and more. The first floor is seemingly older than the higher floor, because the lower floors have older screens and information, to where the higher floors have modern touch screens, augmented reality, and big screens. A fun museum for young and old with lots to interact with. 1 note for tourists: many things are not translated to English, like everything written on the walls. All digital screens have English translations, but is not nearly applicable to all objects.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Roja r. 2 years ago on Google
    It's the world's largest computer museum. Apart from other museums it has more interactive sections and very good for children and teenagers. If you are more into Computer technology then this is the best place. The entry tickets are available in the entrance.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sander S. 7 months ago on Google • 304 reviews
    There's so much to see here. Really a day's worth of learning and interacting. Very many of the museums exhibits are interactive, even more so with a guided tour! Aug 2023 the museum had three floors: it all starts with how humanity learned to write and journeys through history up to the Raspberry Pi Zero and on. The third floor had a nice art exhibit. A real cool journey through our history and well worth a visit!

  • 5/5 Henrico B. 1 year ago on Google
    Bery interesting Nixdorf/German IT Tech exhibits and discovery/play areas for kids. Great meeting arena for the FIRST MINT with Robotics approaches.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mistset 2 months ago on Google • 280 reviews New
    Note: take at least 2 Hours for the museum, more if possible. An amazing museum, just packed with so much stuff! From phones and computers to ancient times. A lot of interactive pieces, a lot to touch and take in. Many of them are actually in English too, which is somewhat rare. All the screens are translated to English. A must visit, a token of Paderborn.

  • 5/5 Keith 1 year ago on Google • 247 reviews
    Brilliant. For all generations. My parents enjoyed seeing all of the original typewriters and calculators. I loved the original consoles and arcade games and we all thought the Robotics were great. Very interactive and great for all ages. Fully recommended.

  • 5/5 Riandi H. 5 months ago on Google • 98 reviews
    A museum named after Heinz Nixdorf, an entrepreneur and founder of Nixdorf Computer later known as Wincor Nixdorf and the present day known as Diebold Nixdorf. Exhibition includes historical electronics & computers.

  • 5/5 Klaus S. 3 months ago on Google • 55 reviews New
    A great museum. we really enjoyed it. Lots of interesting things to see, but some of the artifacts don't have an English sign next to them. But we had a great time.

  • 5/5 Linda 2 months ago on Google • 32 reviews New
    Such a fun amazing experience! You learn a lot from the tour, you get to explore the museum also.

  • 4/5 Lauren B. 2 months ago on Google • 30 reviews New
    Great place, would be better if there were more English descriptions. Cafe is terrible though. Often there is only cake, no children's options and they were unable to give me allergy information last time we visited. Take your own lunch!

  • 5/5 Zeeshan H. 5 years ago on Google
    It was very memorable Wednesday for me when i visited this museum. For me, This was not just a museum, but it was like a institute, gaming zone, history library and all in one. The best part was the interaction of the user/visitor with priceless, antiques and AI objects.

  • 5/5 Konstantinos K. 2 years ago on Google
    Good to be but most of the lebels in German only

  • 5/5 Fabian S. 2 years ago on Google
    To me, this is the best museum I have ever visited (came ahead of the "Bremen Universum"). Its so lovely made. You can play around with a lot of things, and, as a nerd, its very cool to see how computers evolved. Highly recommend visisting it.

  • 5/5 ben s. 5 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Amazing museum. So much to see from early writing all the way to modern technology. A robot took my picture then drew me.

  • 5/5 Gift B. 6 months ago on Google
    if you want extra motivation to study physics or electronic [computer], this is right place to be.

  • 5/5 Tim G. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a great little museum with inventive and engaging exhibitions! There was one meant for kids, but us grown ups enjoyed just as much (if not more!) I think I finally understand the binary system now! Thanks HND museum 👍🏻

  • 5/5 Xristos X. 8 months ago on Google
    Must see, definitely!One of the best museums!

  • 4/5 Andy B. 1 year ago on Google
    Really interesting museum with many of the exhibits described in English as well as German - would have given 5 ⭐ if all exhibits had English descriptions. Well worth spending a few hours here. Great toilets but the cafe was a disappointment.

  • 5/5 Andrew H. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely first class. Excellent value. Of interest to a very wide age group, educational with lots of interactive displays and games. My 12 year old was occupied the whole time, as I was. We spent 3 hours there and I'm already looking forward to a second visit, which is free with the family ticket €16.

  • 5/5 nick W. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a really interesting few hours there with the kids.nice quiet museum.

  • 5/5 Miguel H. 1 year ago on Google
    Good comprehensive displays of innovators and evolution of technologies for communication and information. English audi narration was not available for many individual displays.

  • 4/5 Kevin K. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice museum, unfortunately a lot of information was only available in German.

  • 5/5 TheMatias 1 year ago on Google
    If you are a fan of IT technology then this place provides it all

  • 4/5 Kosziescha D. 1 year ago on Google
    It was nice to see all of the historic machines and the possibilities of tomorrow. We liked it but probably wouldn’t go back even though you can save your ticket and go again for free up to 12 months of purchase. We felt that it is more for school classes than for us. All in all, ok.

  • 4/5 asjad a. 4 years ago on Google
    Computer Museum gives a journey of the evolution of the cellular and computer technology. Even play stations are also available for playing but conditioned on the visitors. The Mario game is epic and u can play it

  • 5/5 Hervé G. 4 years ago on Google
    You MUST NOT MISS the visit of this museum. A fantastic piece of our recent history in computer science.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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