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October 2021: World exhibition, concerts and the future of medicine
While the days are getting shorter and the leaves are getting more colorful in Austria, Ars Electronica will be hosting the Austria Pavilion at EXPO 2020 in the desert of Dubai.
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Throwback: Paro the robot seal
Paro, an assistant robot with the appearance of a seal, was a visitor magnet at the Ars Electronica Center for years.
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September 2021: What we have all been waiting for
September – for Ars Electronica, that means not only the end of summer and the return to the nation’s schools, but also, first and foremost, it marks the biggest event of the year in the program.
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August 2021: One highlight follows the next
August is also all about the upcoming Ars Electronica Festival, with numerous announcements to heighten anticipation for the upcoming event.
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July 2021: Preparations are underway
In July, not only will ancient cultures be rediscovered, but preparations for the Ars Electronica Festival “A New Digital Deal” are already in full swing.
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June 2021: Prizes, Exhibitions, Concerts
June visibly brings normality to life… at least it is possible to use museums, theaters and night gastronomy again. And so we think big right away and fly into space!
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Throwback: Gulliver’s World
Gulliver’s World, the further development of Gulliver’s Box, was a multi-user mixed reality system developed by the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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May 2021: A month for all senses
Although the month of May is still in the grip of the lockdown, sunshine, vaccines and the prospect of opening soon are visibly awakening the spirits of life. Ars Electronica delivers a wide-ranging program to the door.
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April 2021: Into spring with swing
It’s not just the weather that’s moody in April, but also the epidemic of infections. For Ars Electronica, that means a closed museum and home office, with a colorful virtual program at the same time.
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March 2021: Doorstep Delivery
With “Ars Electronica Home Delivery Services,” we’ve taken another step forward in expanding our range of online workshops. Here’s what else happened.
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Thowback: Gulliver’s Box
In Gulliver’s Box, the process of creative design, display and perception were brought together in a single environment.
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February 2021: Of Losses and Encouraging Perspectives
It is not only the ongoing pandemic that is forcing us to think about how we want to shape our lives – it is also the legacy of Hannes Leopoldseder that he left with us.
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January 2021: Closed, but still open
Of course, we didn’t imagine it like this, but who could? Trying out new things and learning from them – that was once again the motto of Ars Electronica at the beginning of 2021.
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Throwback: Ars Electronica goes international
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2004, the time seemed ripe for Ars Electronica to finally go global.
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The Year in Review 2021
From videos to image galleries: At the end of the year, we will once again pick the cherrys out of the last months that we have shaped together with artists, scientists and other partners.
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Throwback: The first Ars Electronica Labs
The new Ars Electronica Center in 2009 had not only gained more exhibition space and urban visibility, but had also used the opportunity to completely reinvent itself.
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Throwback: Linz Steel Symphony
In 1980, electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze opened the Ars Electronica Festival with a concert of live recorded sounds from the Linz steelworks voestalpine.
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A Picnic for a positive future
The “School of the Future -OPEN STUDIO-” in Tokyo Midtown invites visitors to the spacious garden of Tokyo Midtown for a “Future Picnic” in the greenery to reunite the people of the metropolis with themselves and nature after a year of distance.
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Throwback: Humphrey the flight simulator
Howering just a few meters above the lobby of the Ars Electronica Center, an installation called Humphrey promised a very special kind of experience which was connceted to a deeply human desire.
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Throwback: A journey around the world in 80+1 days
On the occasion of the news about the passing of Linz09 artistic director Martin Heller, we travel back to the Capital of Culture year 2009 and take a look at the project “80+1 – A Journey around the World”.
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Throwback: The Cloud in the Web
33 years after the very first Linzer Klangwolke in 1979, which marked the beginning of the Ars Electronica Festival, Ars Electronica got the chance to create the 2012 Klangwolke.
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Throwbacks
In our Throwback series, we take a look back at past events, exhibitions, installations and other exciting happenings from the Ars Electronica universe since 1979.
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Throwback: Robots and Androids are among us
In 2009 and 2010, the Ars Electronica Center had special visitors of a somewhat different kind.
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EXPO 2020 is officially open
After a year of Corona-related delays, Expo 2020 officially opened in Dubai on October 1. We have some insights for you.
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Throwback: Second City
In 2007, during the Ars Electronica Festival, Marienstaße in Linz became a transition zone into virtuality for one week.
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10 Years of CanSat Competition!
2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the CanSat competition. With a Corona-related delay, this year’s celebration is underway – and the next competition is already ready to start.
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Throwback: Going to the Country
In 2006, the Ars Electronica Festival moved for the first time to the baroque St. Florian Monastery of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.
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Inside Festival 13
The thirteenth and final edition of “Inside Festival” allows you a sneak peek behind-the-scenes of the festival preparations