The program featured three museums: the first location to be visited was the DAF Museum. The automobile manufacturer, who has been established in Eindhoven ever since its incorporation in 1928, has produced a wide range of vehicles. From racing cars to fire engines, as became clear in the museum. Then there followed a visit to the first Philips factory from 1891. Nowadays this building, with its conspicuous chimney, accommodates a museum about the brand. In the exhibition visitors are informed about the development of the well-known Philips light bulbs, along with a short social history of its employees.
“It is interesting to see how the Dutch companies have developed”, says Seda Cakir, PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The student, who comes from Turkey, says that she finds the second museum particularly interesting because she knows the manufacturer from her home country.

Medieval village
The Historic Open Air Museum Eindhoven was the last museum of the day. On its grounds a reconstruction may be seen of a prehistoric and a medieval village. The tour of this museum was the only unguided one, although there were volunteers present at various locations who demonstrated activities from the relevant periods. Students could ask them questions and some fortunate visitors were treated to a cup of prehistoric tea and pancakes with jam.
This full day did take its toll from the participants. “You cannot visit museums all day without losing your interest”, explains Stefan Tazlauanu, a Master student of Operations Management and Logistics. Nevertheless Stefan, who says that he is half-Canadian and half-Romanian, found the day definitely worth the effort. “I had heard of the different museums alright, but I had never taken the time for a visit. And now I can see these three in one day.”
Omar Komiha, a Master student of Computer Science and secretary of ISN/e, and Sujit Prasannakumar, a Master student of Computer Science and jack-of-all-trades at ISN/e, consider the setup of the day to be a success. “It was an opportunity to show students more than just the city. That explains the title of the day: ‘in space’ refers to the cycle tour to the different locations and ‘in time’ to the different periods in Eindhoven’s history.”/.