Everything on Earth is interconnected—this can be seen not only in social, political, and economic networks, but above all in our complex and interconnected ecosystem, which has the ability to constantly restore itself to balance. We invite you to immerse yourself in this exciting world and, with the help of art and technology, feel our connection to nature and explore innovative and different ways in which we, as one of millions of different species on our planet, can live as part of this fascinating, living world.
SAT 29.11. and SUN 30.11.2025
Admission: Valid museum ticket
Language: German
The immersive exhibition Connected Earth provides insight into the multi-layered network of our planet through works by renowned international artists and interactive stations designed to impart knowledge.
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Deep Space Special: Connected Life
No organism exists in isolation—every cell, every fungal network, every tree is part of a larger whole. From Austria’s last primeval forest to the microbes that permeate plants, animals, and soils, life on Earth is a finely tuned system of relationships. (more…)
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Open Workshop: A World Made to Measure
from 8 years
The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old—quite old when you consider that humans have only been around for 200,000 years. Nevertheless, we are changing our planet so radically that it can even be seen from space, because satellites show us the world from above. In this workshop, we will form our own picture of […]
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Open Workshop: Become a Climate Detective
from 10 years
Satellites from the European Space Agency (ESA) provide us with important data about Earth, especially for climate research. At ESERO Austria’s Climate Detective Office, Earth is researched and explored from above using Earth observation.
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Open Workshop: Volle Power!
from 8 years
Hydrogen is considered a beacon of hope on the path to climate-neutral energy supply. However, this will likely only be achievable with green hydrogen—hydrogen produced using alternative energies. We illustrate the production process using the electrolysis model in the Connected Earth exhibition. In the workshop, we can produce hydrogen ourselves and use it immediately as […]
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Pop-Up Talk: Hydrogen
Is hydrogen the stuff our dreams of the future are made of? Green hydrogen as a power source is considered a sustainable energy and therefore also an important source of hope for a fossil-free electricity supply. In this pop-up talk, you will learn where hydrogen is best used and how Upper Austria, especially the city […]
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Presentation Topic Bin: Fully entangled
from 4 years
Do you know what a mushroom looks like? Or how trees communicate? Do you have any idea what a butterfly and a tornado have in common? Or whether hydrogen production is a gamble? Our world is full of countless questions, but our themed bins have a few answers ready!
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Topic Tour: Radical Connection
Experience the Connected Earth exhibition and its links to the museum’s other themed areas on a guided walk. On this themed tour, we learn about the inextricable interrelationship between the environment and humankind through captivating works of art and interactive scientific models.
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Workshop Installation: Melt, Melt, Baby!
Melt, Melt, Baby! is a campaign by the artist group Aggro Climate on glacier retreat in Austria. In this workshop installation, use generative AI to develop future scenarios for the post-glacier melt era—with a focus on radical acceptance, happy collapse, and optimistic approaches to climate change.