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is more than ‘just’ a concert. It is an innovative format that combines the possibilities of unique locations and musicians with fashion and film and takes Linz to a new level. The main aim of the concept is to offer as many different musicians as possible a special stage.

A passion for music and the aim of promoting young, local, national and international singers, songwriters and bands, including unknown ones, characterise the Sofar Sounds music format established in Linz. Sofar Sounds organises concerts in Linz and all over the world. Locations and bands are usually kept secret and guests can look forward to a…

The Sound I’d Like to Wear is an interdisciplinary project of the Anton Bruckner Private University and the University of Art and Design Linz. Students from various degree programmes (Fashion & Technology, Postdigital Lutherie, Interface Cultures, Institute of Dance Arts) are exploring costume development, sensor technology, music and dance.

With the motto ‘Science meets myth’, Dr Dietmar Hager invites you on a cultural and historical journey of discovery through the signs of the zodiac. The first evening in January is dedicated to the signs of the zodiac in winter.

Dr. Dietmar Hager präsentiert sein erstes Buch! „VOM ZAUBER DER STERNE UND DEM ENDE  DER NACHT“ ist gleichermaßen Sachbuch und kurzweilige Lektüre. Dietmar Hager spannt gekonnt den Bogen von inspirierenden Mythen unserer Ahnen bis hin zu Erkenntnissen der modernen Wissenschaft.

What future do you come from?An extraordinary evening full of inspiration, creativity and exciting discussions about the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. In a lively exchange with experts, you will design future scenarios, negotiate important aspects that AI raises for your health, for example, and thus gain a variety of insights into how our lives…

On the occasion of the festive reopening of Notre-Dame after the devastating fire in 2019, we present this imposing structure in the form of an immersive experience in Deep Space 8K. In collaboration with the French start-ups Iconem and Histovery, Ars Electronica brings the cathedral of Paris to Linz.

An extraordinary 3D media installation of the stained glass windows of Mariendom cathedral in combination with music and dance. On the occasion of the Anton Bruckner Year 2024 and the 100th anniversary of the consecration of Mariendom cathedral in Linz, the windows – including a portrait of Anton Bruckner – are the focus of this…

“Gigantic” is the only word that aptly describes what is currently being built in the Chilean Atacama Desert. This evening, Dr. Dietmar Hager takes us to the Deep Space 8K for the ELT, the Extremely Large Telescope. What diverse possibilities will it offer science in the future?

In the last 10 to 15 years, major breakthroughs in astronomical observation have been made. The lecture by astronomer Mag. DI Dr. Peter Habison sheds light on this phenomenon and reports on the latest discoveries regarding the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way.