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ATLAS Virtual Visits
A Virtual Visit is a live video connection by a group (typically a classroom) to the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. A guide, who is a scientist or an engineer working on the experiment, meets visitors from the control room or (during planned LHC shutdowns) from the detector underground.
During a Virtual Visit, guides will
- Introduce themselves and describe their work in particle physics.
- Present CERN, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the ATLAS experiment, including its goals and accomplishments.
- Invite questions from the audience.
We recommend audiences prepare questions ahead of time. This can be facilitated by viewing this introductory video.
Group Virtual Visits
Groups of at least 10 visitors (such as classrooms) can schedule their own visit by completing this form.
Upcoming Virtual Visits
The Brookhaven National Laboratory is having its annual Open House event on August 2nd, 2026 and as different parts of the laboratory are presented, a communication will be established with the ATLAS Control Room to present the detector and some of its sub-detectors, including some developed also at BNL, to the visitors on this very festive day! The visitors will be able to propose questions to both specialists at BNL and people in the ATLAS Control Room.
As part of the outreach activities around the International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2026/Natal), the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte State will promote a virtual visit to the ATLAS experiment to present the environment of a virtual visit to teachers/educators/researchers. The main objective is to promote such activities around the globe. The virtual visitors will have the opportunity to see parts of the ATLAS detector and discuss with an expert on the field. This visit is organized by the researcher Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN) from Geneva, Switzerland and professors Amadeu Albino Junior and Gloria Albino in Natal/Rio Grande do Norte State. Como parte das atividades de divulgação científica em torno da Conferência Internacional de Física de Altas Energias (ICHEP2026/Natal), o Instituto Federal do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte promoverá uma visita virtual ao experimento ATLAS para apresentar o ambiente de uma visita virtual a professores/educadores/pesquisadores. O principal objetivo é promover essas atividades em todo o mundo. Os visitantes virtuais terão a oportunidade de ver partes do detector ATLAS e conversar com um especialista na área. Esta visita é organizada pelo pesquisador Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN) de Genebra, Suíça, e pelos professores Amadeu Albino Junior e Gloria Albino em Natal/Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.
As part of the outreach activities around the International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2026/Natal), the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte State will promote a virtual visit to the ATLAS experiment to present the environment of a virtual visit to teachers/educators/researchers. The main objective is to promote such activities around the globe. The virtual visitors will have the opportunity to see parts of the ATLAS detector and discuss with an expert on the field. This visit is organized by the researcher Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN) from Geneva, Switzerland and professors Amadeu Albino Junior and Gloria Albino in Natal/Rio Grande do Norte State. Como parte das atividades de divulgação científica em torno da Conferência Internacional de Física de Altas Energias (ICHEP2026/Natal), o Instituto Federal do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte promoverá uma visita virtual ao experimento ATLAS para apresentar o ambiente de uma visita virtual a professores/educadores/pesquisadores. O principal objetivo é promover essas atividades em todo o mundo. Os visitantes virtuais terão a oportunidade de ver partes do detector ATLAS e conversar com um especialista na área. Esta visita é organizada pelo pesquisador Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN) de Genebra, Suíça, e pelos professores Amadeu Albino Junior e Gloria Albino em Natal/Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.
Virtual visit of ATLAS for attendees of the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as LAcon V, held on 27-31 August 2026, in California.
Open Virtual Visits
We also schedule periodic open visits that can be joined by individuals or small groups. You can find them in the list on this page. Select the Open Virtual Visit of the date/time/language that best fits, click on it and register.
Register for an Upcoming Open Visit
Join us for an Open ATLAS Virtual Visit, hosted by ATLAS physicists Christian Appelt and Despoina Sampsonidou.
This live virtual event will take you inside the ATLAS cavern at CERN, offering a rare opportunity to see the ATLAS detector up close before the cavern is closed for LHC operation. From 100 meters underground, the hosts will guide you around one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated scientific instruments.
Participants will learn about the ATLAS experiment's scientific goals and current research. There will also be time for live questions and discussion with the physicists.
This virtual visit is open to everyone with an interest in particle physics and technology.
The visit will take place via Zoom, and pre-registration is required.