Discover technology
Delft is a great city where history and modernity go hand in hand. There are historic buildings and canals right alongside a world of (technological) innovation. This is because it is also home to the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), which is attended by over 25,000 students every year. All of these students make Delft is a real university town. And you can tell by the vibrancy of Delft’s street scene!
Delft Creating History
Experimentation and innovation have always played a major role in Delft. Through the ages, Delft’s artists and scientists have been leaders in their fields and contributed to the development of the Netherlands.
From Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope, to Johannes Vermeer who used camera obscura projections to create his 17th-century paintings. Today, Delft is a hub for quantum computers (QuTech), robotics that check operating theatres (DORA), as well as energy-generating windows (Physee), inkless printers (Inkless), and solar-powered cars (Nuna).
Discover how trade, technology, arts, and science have always made Delft thrive and changed both the Netherlands and the world for the better.
Discover technology in Delft - with these tips
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TU Delft behind the scenes
TU Delft behind the scenes
The different tours guide you through various parts of the campus and each offers a unique perspective on TU Delft and what’s happening here.
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Escape room Mission to Mars
Do you dare and will you complete the mission to Mars? Test yourself as an astronaut in the escape room of TU Delft.
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Discover the TU Delft Hortus Botanicus
Enjoy 7,000 special plant and tree species! This is possible at TU Delft Hortus Botanicus of Delft University of Technology.
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Discover Antoni's Delft
Discover Antoni's Delft
Through his invented lenses he showed a micro-universe that had not been seen before. Imagine discovering a completely unknown world.