Public tours

Small groups and individuals can also experience our research live. We regularly offer insights into selected facilities at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Sign up and experience research up close! These tours are free.

The public tour of the SwissFEL is fully booked.

Ein Strahlkanal des SwissFEL

SwissFEL

The SwissFEL is one of only five X-ray laser facilities worldwide that can generate hard X-rays in laser quality and make them available for research. During our tour, we will learn about the operation and main research objectives of the X-ray laser and then take a guided walk to view the key components of the 700-meter-long facility.

ESI
•Energy and Climate

Bright Night 2025: Energy Research

The ESI Platform at PSI demonstrates how electricity and biomass can be used to produce climate-friendly methane. Power-to-gas technologies are tested here under real-world conditions. Discover how research is driving solutions for a sustainable and efficient energy future.

Register

During the pandemic, our tours only took place online. You can find the recording of our last live tour here (in German). More online tours will take place in the future.

To the online recordings

PSI Visitor Center
Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland

+41 56 310 21 00
visitorcenter@psi.ch