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  • Family Days at Ars Electronica Center Linz

    (Linz, May 24, 2012) It’s time for Family Days at the Ars Electronica Center once again this weekend. May 26-27 from 10 AM to 6 PM, we’re hosting a full lineup of events including tours designed with families in mind. Youngsters—and their chaperones too—can take part in a Puzzle Rallye that gets across lots of…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Behind the Wall

    (Linz, May 21, 2012) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will occupy the focal point at the next Deep Space LIVE this Thursday, May 24. Stefan Schwarzmair, a member of the Ars Electronica Center staff, will talk about his experiences and impressions gained during two stints as a volunteer for Palestinian aid organizations on the West Bank. He’ll…

  • VISUAL SOUND TOUR – The Linz Sinfonietta

    (Linz, May 17, 2012) “VISUAL SOUND TOUR – The Linz Sinfonietta” will be the Linz Music School’s third guest appearance at the Ars Electronica Center. On Monday, May 21 at 7 PM, student musicians under the direction of Petra Wurz and Marco Palewicz will perform amidst spectacular high-definition graphics in Deep Space. The focus, both…

  • New SoundLab in the Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, May 16. 2012) The Ars Electronica Center’s brand new SoundLab makes its debut on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7 PM. It’s a setting for five sound installations, and also features a fully functional sound studio including six workstations equipped with audio software for recording, remixing and producing. On the opening night lineup are…

  • Science Days: Images of the Brain

    (Linz, May 11, 2012) The next Science Days at the Ars Electronica Center will showcase “Images of the Brain.” Throughout the weekend (May 12-13), the BrainLab will focus on images and our perception of them. Visitors can look forward to learning lots of interesting stuff about optical illusions, and they’ll have the opportunity to watch…

  • TECHNO LOG 12: Interface Human – Challenge Machine

    (Linz, May 10, 2012) TECHNO LOG 12 is set for Monday, May 21 at the Ars Electronica Center. “Interface Human – Challenge Machine” is the theme of this one-day in-depth conference. Kicking things off will be keynote speeches by two internationally renowned experts: Dr. Ulrich Eberl, director of innovation communication at Siemens AG, Munich, and…

  • Fascinating Thursday Evening Lineup at the Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, May 9, 2012) An interesting evening program awaits visitors to the Ars Electronica Center on Thursday, May 10. At 6:30 PM, Manuela Macedonia, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, gives a rundown on what goes into being successful. Then at 8 PM, Deep Space LIVE showcases the fascinating sport of skydiving.…

  • Prix Ars Electronica 2012: The Results

    (Linz, May 8, 2012) A total of 3,674 entries from 72 countries were submitted for prize consideration to the 2011-12 Prix Ars Electronica.

  • LINZ CHANGES Exhibition Tent Drew Big Crowds

    (Linz, May 7, 2012) Back by popular demand, the LINZ CHANGES exhibition tent made its third appearance at the Urfahr Fair from April 28 to May 6 and got a tremendous reception once again this year. Lots of folks took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy this creative and entertaining presentation of the City of…

  • For Seniors: A Journey in Pictures from Microscopic to Galactic

    (Linz, May 2, 2012) Every first and third Friday of the month, the Ars Electronica Center offers a themed tour custom-tailored to seniors. The guides make a concerted effort to dispense with English-language high-tech jargon, and to allow plenty of time for tour group members to pose questions and to discuss their experiences and impressions.…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Fascinating Oceans

    (Linz, April 27, 2012) Scuba diver and underwater photographer Peter Pflügl invites you to take a journey through a spectacularly beautiful submarine world on Thursday, May 3. Visitors will encounter extraordinary sea creatures and learn some interesting things about how they live and behave. In addition to presenting fascinating underwater photography, Pflügl will give some…

  • LINZ CHANGES Exhibition Tent

    (Linz, April 26, 2011) Back by popular demand after getting such a great reception in past years, the LINZ CHANGES exhibition tent is making its third appearance in Urfahr at the 2012 Spring Fair. The show highlights the development of Upper Austria’s capital city and its surrounding region, showcasing what Linz has to offer to…

  • voestalpine Klangwolke – The Cloud in the Net

    (Linz, April 25, 2012) Breathtaking technical effects, spectacular interplay of human and robotic protagonists, thousands of brilliantly glowing letters and artistic illumination of the cityscape of the Austrian city of Linz itself, singing lightning bolts and wonderful worlds of sound compose this Klangwolke, an account of the interconnectedness of our world. The Brucknerhaus and Ars…

  • Lange Nacht der Forschung im Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, 24.4.2012) Bei der Langen Nacht der Forschung am 27. April bewegen BesucherInnen sechsbeinige Roboter oder den Spieleklassiker Pac Man Roboter Kraft der eigenen Gedanken, blicken hinter die Kulissen des Ars Electronica Futurelab und erfahren mehr über ein Projekt mit der Blutbank Linz, das mit Hilfe von Rasterelektronenmikroskopen den Alterungsprozess von roten Blutzellen erforscht.

  • Deep Space LIVE: Verschwundenes Linz

    (Linz, 23.4.2012) Im Rahmen von Deep Space LIVE beleuchtet Markus Altrichter vom Archiv der Stadt Linz diesen Donnerstag die bauliche Entwicklung der Stadt während der letzten Jahrhunderte und präsentiert faszinierende Aufnahmen von längst abgerissenen Gebäuden, die über lange Jahre das Linzer Stadtbild prägten. Mittels großformatiger Projektionen erwachen eindrucksvolle Bauten wie die Wollzeugfabrik, Hatschekvilla oder das…

  • OUT OF CONTROL – What the Internet Knows about You

    (Linz, April 18, 2012) A clash over the possession and dissemination of personal data is now raging worldwide. Politicians and bureaucrats, corporate executives and civil rights activists—it seems they’re all squabbling about who may, should or must know what about us and retain it how long! And regardless of who finally prevails in this skirmish,…

  • Science Days: Menschen mit Sinn und Sensoren

    (Linz, 17.4.2012) Roboter haben heute längst Einzug in Lifstyle-Produkte und Prothetik gehalten. Sie reagieren auf den Menschen und seine Umwelt und der Mensch reagiert auf sie. Bei den Science Days programmieren BesucherInnen Minicomputer, die Geräusche, Licht oder Bewegungen wahrnehmen, lernen den Telenoid als Kommunikationsmaschine der Zukunft kennen oder erfahren von Materialien, die auf ihre Umwelt…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Higgs, wo bist du?

    (Linz, 16.4.2012) Donnerstag, 19.April, stehen das Forschungszentrum CERN und die Suche nach dem Higgs-Teilchen im Mittelpunkt von Deep Space LIVE. Michael Doser (AT/CH), Senior Research Physicist am Physics Department des CERN, gibt ab 20:00 Uhr Einblicke in die aktuelle Forschung am CERN und versucht zu ergründen, ob das Higgs Boson wirklich existiert oder nicht.

  • Family Days im Ars Electronica Center Linz

    (Linz, 12.4.2012) Diesen Samstag und Sonntag, 14. & 15.4.2012, finden im Ars Electronica Center wieder Family Days statt. Zwischen 10:00 und 18:00 erwarten BesucherInnen speziell auf Familien abgestimmte Führungen, können Groß und Klein bei einer Rätselrallye jede Menge Interessantes über das Ars Electronica Center erfahren oder den Deep Space besuchen, wo Astrofotograf Dietmar Hager zu…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Eye in the Sky

    (Linz, 10.4.2012) Im Rahmen von Deep Space LIVE zeigt Othmar Coser vom Österreichischen Weltraumforum atemberaubende Satellitenaufnahmen von der Erde. Ein bildreicher Abend, der den BesucherInnen die Schönheit des blauen Planeten eindrucksvoll vor Augen führt. Im Format 16 x 9 Meter.

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