Musée Exploradôme

What Musée Exploradôme does

Musée Exploradôme is a French non-profit interactive science museum operated by Association Savoir Apprendre (association loi 1901), located at 18 avenue Henri Barbusse in Vitry-sur-Seine, 6 km south of Paris. Founded in 1999/2000, the organization employs 26 people and runs a permanent exhibition of 50+ hands-on scientific experiences under the tagline 'where it is forbidden not to touch,' complemented by rotating temporary exhibitions, seasonal workshops, and accessible programming for visitors with disabilities.

The core technology and product platform is built around in-house exhibition design and fabrication: the organization conceives, prototypes, and produces interactive exhibits using CNC milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing, with academic technical support from IUT de Cachan (Université Paris-Saclay). Its product surface spans a catalog of 10+ modular traveling exhibitions (Fabriq'EXPO, Gigowatt, Circasciences, Trajectoires, Illusions, En quête d'égalité, Super-égaux, AIR, Anim'Action), 20+ workshop formats covering robotics (Thymio, LEGO), digital literacy (cybersecurity, AI literacy, media literacy), and physical sciences, plus the Exploramobile outreach program that delivers activities to schools and events across France.

The business model combines five revenue streams: B2C admission fees, B2B group/workshop bookings (€6-9/person visits, €90-180/workshop), B2B traveling exhibition rentals at €2,000-€6,000/month, B2B venue rental for corporate events (up to 180 attendees), and B2B teacher training. Recurring support comes from the City of Vitry-sur-Seine (subsidizing free programming for local public schools), the Île-de-France Regional Council, and PIA government investment funding, supplemented by corporate patronage and individual donations. The primary customer segments are educational institutions (maternelle through lycée), families, corporate event clients, and other cultural/educational institutions renting the traveling exhibitions; secondary segments include visitors with disabilities and teacher-training clients.

Name

Musée Exploradôme

Legal name

EXPLORADÔME, Association Savoir Apprendre

Website

https://exploradome.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Musée Exploradôme is a French non-profit interactive science museum in Vitry-sur-Seine operating permanent and traveling exhibitions, hands-on workshops, teacher training, and corporate event rental for schools, families, and cultural institutions across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interactive Science Museum

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Science & Technology Museums (THAJADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Educational & Edutainment Parks (Science/Discovery/Children’s Parks) (THAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Interactive science museum
• Educational science workshops
• Traveling exhibitions rental
• Teacher training programs
• Corporate event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitry-sur-Seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission Fees: Revenue from individual and group visitor admissions to the museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions.
2. Venue Rental for Events: Rental of event spaces (meeting rooms, multimedia spaces, exhibition areas, terrace and garden) for corporate events, seminars, conferences, and private functions. Can accommodate up to 180 people.
3. Traveling Exhibition Rental: Rental of modular exhibitions to other institutions including museums, media libraries, cultural centers, schools, and municipalities. Pricing ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 EUR per month depending on exhibition and formula.
4. Educational Workshops and Activities: Fees for pedagogical workshops, school programs, and vacation activities for children and families.
5. Teacher Training Services: Professional development and training programs for teachers and educators in science, digital, and environmental education.
6. Sponsorships and Donations: As a non-profit association (Association Savoir Apprendre), the museum receives support through donations, corporate patronage, and partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Exploradôme is an interactive science museum operating a permanent exhibition of 50+ hands-on scientific experiences, rotating temporary exhibitions, and a catalog of modular traveling exhibitions for rent to cultural institutions across France. It also delivers off-site educational activities (Exploramobile), pedagogical workshops for school groups, professional development for teachers, and event venue rental.

Product overview

The Exploradôme is an interactive science museum offering a portfolio of hands-on experiences including a permanent exhibition (50+ scientific experiences), temporary exhibitions, and approximately 20 workshops for various age groups (kindergarten through high school). The museum also provides traveling exhibitions available for rental across France, off-site activities (Exploramobile), teacher training, and event space rental. The core offering centers on making science accessible through interactive, playful, and pedagogical experiences where touching is encouraged. The portfolio includes specialized workshops on digital topics (robotics, stop motion, video editing, AI) and science themes (biodiversity, energy, paleontology), plus professional services for designing custom interactive exhibitions and providing scientific mediation expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exposition permanente (Permanent Exhibition)

Quantifiable outcome

• Free science education for all Vitry-sur-Seine school children (maternelle to élémentaire)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• QSEC² consortium partners (Terre Avenir, Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Science Ouverte, Les Petits Débrouillards, ASTS, Planète Sciences IDF, Paris Montagne)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-conception of the AIR exhibition within the QSEC² (Questions de Sciences, Enjeux Citoyens) project, which aims to develop dialogue between citizens, researchers, and elected officials around societal impacts of science and technology. Eight citizen volunteer groups participated.
• IUT de Cachan (Université Paris-Saclay)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership providing access to industrial technical facilities (CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing), support from researchers and teachers, and logistics space on the Orsay campus for storage and maintenance of traveling exhibition equipment.
• QSEC² consortium (8 associations specializing in scientific mediation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-construction of the 'Trajectoires' exhibition with eight Île-de-France associations specializing in scientific mediation, exploring mobility through scientific and societal approaches with citizen co-design contributions.
• Ecsite - European network of science centres and museumsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership and participation in the European network of science centers and museums. Exploradôme participated in the Ecsite Directors Forum in Lisbon, November 2025, discussing polarization and the role of science museums in fostering dialogue.
• Ciência Viva (Portugal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese science center that hosted the Ecsite Directors Forum in Lisbon, providing collaboration opportunities with European science museum professionals.
• Eau de ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis water utility company launched a participatory budget program in which Exploradôme proposed the 'Au fil de l'eau' project to sensitize Paris students to water resources, requiring public votes for funding.
• École de cinéma d'animation Georges Méliès (Orly)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimation school in Orly provides short films produced by students and sequences from 'Leçons du Professeur Kouro' for the Anim'Action traveling exhibition, enriching the viewing space.
• FreedlyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunication agency that designed and developed the Exploradôme website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie: France's flagship science museum in Paris, offering interactive exhibitions, workshops, and educational programming. Directly comparable as a hands-on science center serving families, schools, and the general public in the same Île-de-France region.
• Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes: CCSTI based in Rennes offering interactive exhibitions and science mediation programming for schools and the general public. Co-develops content with Exploradôme through the QSEC² consortium and serves similar audiences.
• Les Petits Débrouillards: National French association running interactive science workshops, school programs, and outreach activities nationwide. Overlaps significantly with Exploradôme's workshop and hors-les-murs offerings and is also a QSEC² consortium partner.
• Palais de la Découverte: Historic interactive science museum in Paris (now part of Universcience) focused on hands-on experiments in physics, mathematics, and biology. Comparable operating model and target audience of families and school groups.
• La Casemate: CCSTI (Centre de Culture Scientifique, Technique et Industrielle) in Grenoble focused on hands-on science mediation for schools and families. Closely aligned operating model and pedagogical philosophy.
• Cap Sciences: Science and innovation center in Bordeaux offering interactive exhibitions and educational programming for schools and families. Comparable interactive science museum model at a regional French level.
• Science Ouverte: Paris-region association running scientific and digital workshops for youth, including outreach programs. Comparable youth-focused science education model and a QSEC² co-construction partner.

Broad incumbents

• La Villette: Major Parisian cultural venue offering exhibitions, educational programming, and event spaces, including science-focused content. Comparable as a Paris-region venue competing for corporate events and family visits, but with a much broader cultural remit.
• Universcience: Public institution overseeing Cité des Sciences and Palais de la Découverte. Operates at a much larger scale with a broader portfolio (exhibitions, libraries, digital channels) and serves as the dominant public competitor for French science education audiences.

Regional players

• Technopolis (Belgium): Interactive science center in Mechelen, Belgium, with hands-on exhibits, school programs, and traveling exhibitions. Comparable interactive science museum model in a neighboring market, illustrating potential cross-border content-licensing opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Mus%C3%A9eExplorad%C3%B4me
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exploradome

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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