Who are the visionaries facing the great challenges of our time? How can we find ways of hope in such turbulent times? And what role does art, technology and science play? We will guide you through the exhibitions of the Ars Electronica Festival and explore the festival’s theme of hope in dialog with you.
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Expert Tours at POSTCITY
Prix Tours
Tours at other locations
Tickets
We have a limited number of tickets. Please book your ticket online in advance! Depending on availability, tickets can also be purchased at the INFO DESK in POSTCITY.
For more information on tickets, please refer to the respective ticket slots.
If you have any further questions about your visit, please send us an e-mail: tickets@ars.electronica.art or call us at +43-699-1778-1567.
Guided tours at a glance
POSTCITY Tours
Daily Spotlight Tours offer an overview of this year’s Festival highlights in POSTCITY.
Single ticket: 15€ / 12€ reduced (€ 5 in combination with FESTIVALPASS, FESTIVALPASS+, POSTCITY Exhibition Ticket or ONE-DAY-PASS).
Meeting point: 15 minutes before the start of the tour at the WE GUIDE YOU Meeting Point (entrance area of POSTCITY), unless otherwise stated.
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Family Tour
Together we explore projects at the intersection of art, technology and society. The Family Tour guides children between the ages of 4 and 10 and their accompanying persons through several exhibitions at POSTCITY in search of hopeful perspectives.
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Spotlight Tour »Art, Technology, Society«
Curious to know what’s happening at this year’s festival? Join us for an inspiring tour of the main floor at POSTCITY. This tour will showcase projects at the intersection of art, technology and society—the essence of Ars Electronica Festival.
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Spotlight Tour »HOPE: the touch of many«
How can we be hopeful in such turbulent times? This year’s theme exhibition »HOPE: the touch of many« tells a story of artistic practices, engaging with pressing issues of our times. The tour through POSTCITY’s bunker will shed light on hope as a basis for action and the vital role that artists play in our…
Expert Tours at POSTCITY
Expert Tours will feature artists and curators who will examine their thematic focuses.
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Christl Baur: “HOPE: the touch of many”
Embark on a guided tour through the festival’s theme exhibition “HOPE: the touch of many” with Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica Festival. As you journey through the evocative spaces of the POSTCITY bunker, you will encounter art and interactive experiences designed to delve into the theme of hope.
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Christl Baur: Ars Electronica Features Exhibition
Christl Baur (DE)
Collaboration is a cornerstone of change. The Ars Electronica Features 2024 brings together art and technology through a carefully curated selection of international projects. Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica Festival, provides insights into Ars Electronica’s collaborative efforts by introducing partner institutions presented in the Ars Electronica Features exhibition.
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Christl Baur: Art, Technology, Society
Christl Baur (DE)
What’s buzzing at the Ars Electronica Festival 2024? Join Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica Festival, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look. You can explore the main exhibitions on the main floor of POSTCITY and delve into the latest topics located at the intersection of art, technology, and society.
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Christophe De Jaeger: For Africa and the World – A Way Forward
Christophe De Jaeger (BE), Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise – CATPC (CD), Mohamed Sleiman Labat (EH)
Join our special artist-guided tour moderated by Christophe De Jaeger (BE) for the in-depth exploration of this year’s STARTS Prize Africa winners and STARTS4AFRICA residency.
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Florian Weigl: V2_ Test_Lab Summer Sessions
Florian Weigl (NL)
V2_ will host a live event where all involved artists will be introduced and their work highlighted. The event titled V2_ Test_Lab Summer Sessions will also serve as a forum for discussing how strategically to further develop international opportunities for emerging and young professionals among past, present, and future partners of the network.
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Friedrich Schwarz: Plant life on the POSTCITY roof
Friedrich Schwarz (AT)
The urban ecologist and botanist Friedrich Schwarz takes you on an incredible journey into a world you never imagined existed right here. For decades, a remarkable collection of ecological wonders has been flourishing on the roof of the POSTCITY.
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Manuela Naveau: Interface Cultures
Manuela Naveau (AT)
The Interface Cultures (IC) department is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year! Since IC’s official introduction in 2004, the density of transistors in computer processors has skyrocketed from 1.4 to 144 million per square millimeter. Not to mention advancements in AI.
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Masha Zolotova: STARTS Exhibition
Masha Zolotova (RU)
Together with Masha Zolotova (RU), curator of the STARTS Exhibition, you will make in-depth exploration on the impressive and wide-ranging roles of artistic and creative communities, showcasing their potential to act as inspirations and a catalyst for creative solutions and alternative visions for our present and future.
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Olga Tykhonova »HOPE: the touch of many«
Olga Tykhonova (UA/AT)
To be hopeful in an impactful way, without falling into delusions, we need an account of the complexities and uncertainties that provide openings for collective power towards collective transformation. Artists employ various strategies to eliminate indifference and to ignite hope that moves us, at its best, to act.
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Open Futurelab at POSTCITY
Ars Electronica Futurelab Team
The Ars Electronica Futurelab team invites you to a tour of the Open Futurelab. We believe in the power of creativity to initiate social change and shape HOPEful visions for the future. Sometimes it can be hard work to reach a stage where HOPE is achievable.
Prix Tours
The Prix Tours give you a deeper insight into the award-winning media art works of the Prix Ars Electronica.
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Artist Tour: Interactive Art+
Emiko Ogawa (JP/AT)
From visual-tactile haptic technologies of knowledge production to prosthetic technologies that enhance self-expression, and gaming platforms that use world-building and storytelling techniques, the scope of interactive art today is immense.
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Artist Tour: New Animation Art
Daniela Duca De Tey (RO)
Join our artist-guided tour to explore the animation highlights of this year’s Prix Ars Electronica exhibition and gain an insider’s perspective on four winning projects.
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Christl Baur: Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition
Christl Baur (DE)
Curious about how activism, technology and artistic expression intersect in the winning works of the Prix Ars Electronica? Join Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica Festival, as she takes you on a guided tour through the Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition.
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Emiko Ogawa: Artistic actions at the intersections in media art
Emiko Ogawa (JP/AT)
How do activism, technologies and critical artistic expression relate to one another in the global media art scene? Emiko Ogawa (JP/AT), Head of Prix Ars Electronica, will give you insights into this year’s Prix Ars Electronica competition and guide you through the exhibition.
Tours at other locations
Those interested in tours outside of POSTCITY, have opportunities at the Lentos Museum of Art, the Ars Electronica Center and the University of Arts Linz. Tours will also be offered at other locations.
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Highlight Tour at Kunstuni Campus
Barbara Jazbec (SI), Manuela Naveau (AT)
The Kunstuni Campus at Hauptplatz Linz is all about “seeing” this year: What can we see? And what not? How do we see? A tower on the Hauptplatz offers unexpected perspectives.
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Highlight Tour at the Ars Electronica Center
Artificial intelligence and the relationship between human and machine are the focus of the exhibitions at the Ars Electronica Center. As part of a Highlight Tour, you will have the opportunity to approach the thematic focal points of the exhibitions from various perspectives.
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KLIMAZONE: reloaded A theatrical journey of sound
Rainer Gutternigg (AT), Manu Mitterhuber (AT)
This multi-sensory theater installation tells a tale not only about our climate or even of our climate, but seeks to make it palpable. It works with sensory understanding instead of straight play.
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Mónica Bello: Scopes of Inner Transit
Mónica Bello (ES)
In 2022, Sigurður Guðjónsson and his work Perpetual Motion were selected to represent Iceland at the 59th Biennale di Venezia. The project was realized in collaboration with the pavilion’s curator, Mónica Bello.
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Open Innovation – Boldly shaping the future together
KEBA Group AG
Immerse yourself in the unique digital innovation lab of the globally active automation specialist KEBA. Based on a joint tour through the KEBA InnoSpace, the program offers insights into various research projects focused on digitalization and artificial intelligence, as well as open innovation approaches and discussions.