1980 - 1990
It became increasingly difficult to keep the interactive exhibition fresh and interesting. It was not just the fact that innovations were taking place so quickly, the costs were also starting to spiral out of control, and year after year it was Philips that had to foot the bill.
People started to find the scientific exhibition less attractive. In 1988 the number of visitors was only a third of those in the Evoluon's heyday. Philips started to consider new ways to use the building.
External research bureaus were called in to help examine every possibility. Unfortunately, they did not come up with a formula that would ensure continued public access to the building.
Jan Timmer, the Philips president at the time, pushed for the Evoluon to be converted into a reception and exhibition space for the Philips product divisions and their clients.
