Discover how the first time-measuring instruments worked and build your own water clock!
The aim of this workshop is to give young visitors the chance to build a clepsydra, a fully functional water clock. The clepsydra measures the passage of time, rather like a stopwatch, and can be used to calculate the time needed to brush your teeth every day or to read a bedtime story.
After building the object, the children are invited to take a short guided tour of the museum on the same theme.
The children leave with their clepsydra. Please bring a bag for transport, as the clepsydras are quite bulky.
This workshop can be organised at any time upon prior request to the museum secretariat, who will be happy to answer your questions on +41 32 967 68 61 or by email at info@mih.ch.
Registration required