The CHYMEION is a space reminiscent of a vessel of slow transformation — an alchemical chamber where visitors encounter life itself and are initiated into its mysteries. Here, the chemistry of life unfolds, revealing the fundamental building blocks of the living world.
Visitors explore the hidden architecture of the Universe and of Life itself:
- Quarks
- Electrons, protons and neutrons
- Bosons and fermions
- Atoms and chemical elements
- The periodic table
- Molecules and biomolecules
The journey continues through the great questions surrounding the origin of life:
- The alchemy of carbon
- The primordial “soup”
- The emergence of the first organisms
And beyond Earth, the search for life expands to other worlds:
- Mars
- The ocean worlds of Europa, Titan and Enceladus
- Countless exoplanets that may hold the promise of life
