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Tivoli observatory, NASA reserve station
Observatory Tivoli aims to provide a place where visitors and donors can actively experience astronomy. Tivoli fulfils this in several ways. The building is optimised for practising astronomy. You can use the Maksutov Telescope to view the universe and learn all about the solar system, stars and planets. The observatory is open every Sunday afternoon. There are then guided tours where you will learn all about the beginnings of popular observatories and you can clock the giant telescope on the church towers of villages and towns nearby! Tickets can be bought on site.
Brasserie & Observatory Tivoli
In the same premises as the Observatory are also a cosy and snug brasserie and housed a nice restaurant. Here you can enjoy lunch and dinner, as well as high tea, high wine or high beer. You can also enjoy a cup of coffee on the terrace, for instance in combination with a visit to the Basilica. Between all the historical buildings, you really feel like you are in Rome for a moment!
History of Tivoli Observatory
In 1890, the Jesuit monastery was built opposite Oudenbosch's Basilica. This monastery housed a philosophical school, even then with an observatory. You might say that science and religion are almost diametrically opposed, but the Jesuits were always interested in the universe. After all, the universe tells humans a lot about themselves. After the observatory gained enormous popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, a new location was found near Bosbad Hoeven. Shortly after its completion, interest in the observatory suddenly disappeared rapidly and visitor numbers also declined at the beginning of this century. After years of vacancy, the old people's observatory Simon Stevin was reinstated at the location where it all began, the Jesuit monastery in Oudenbosch. Since 2015, the observatory has been operational again with its original dome and telescope.