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(Archive) Design your MRI experience (for kids)

Enter the exciting world of the MRI scan, where the Philips Museum and illustrator Aniek Bartels join forces to enchant children aged 6 to 10.

This project was part of DDW 2023
Meet the team! — © Aniek Bartels

An MRI scan is an extraordinary experience. Our innovative concept
challenges children to reflect on their personal sense of calm and encourages them to discover what technology can do.

Crafting dreams, embracing tech

Lying still in an MRI scanner can be challenging. We want children to experience that they have the power to meet this challenge. Through stimulating questions, we inspire them to think about what makes them feel calm. Then they get to work drawing their ideal environment. And then comes the magic moment: in spectacular fashion, we engage children in this ingenious invention and show them that technology can create wonder. They learn that technology is an opportunity to shape their own future. By creating their own ideal environment, they discover that they can influence their own world.

This experience offers children:

Inspiration for the future
Stimulation of creativity
Mindfulness
Knowledge about engineering and design
Self-confidence and autonomy
Understanding and empathy

Toolkit for inventors — © Aniek Bartels

Wonder makes magical inventions possible — © Aniek Bartels