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  • Deep Space LIVE: The Amazing Human Hand: All about Grasping

    (Linz, April 3, 2017) At the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7 PM, microsurgeon Dietmar Hager will talk about how important the hand is for us human beings.

  • Beyond the Lab: the DIY Science Revolution

    (Linz, March 29, 2017) “Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution” is a travelling exhibition curated by the Science Museum London that focuses on “do-it-yourself scientists” and is running at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz until June 5th.

  • Next Generation JKU – Life Is All about Chemistry

    (Linz, March 28, 2017) In the second installment of “Next Generation JKU”, Ian Teasdale and Wolfgang Schöfberger of JKU’s Department of Chemistry and Polymer Engineering Technology will discuss state-of-the-art approaches in cancer immunotherapy.

  • Deep Space LIVE: Cinematic Rendering

    (Linz, 21.3.2017) Spektakuläre, fotorealistische 3-D-Darstellungen des menschlichen Körpers stehen am Donnerstag, im Blickpunkt von Deep Space LIVE.

  • Deep Space LIVE: The Reconstruction of the Old Linz Synagogue

    (Linz, March 14, 2017) Thanks to a detailed digital reconstruction, visitors to the Ars Electronica Center’s Deep Space 8K can get a realistic impression of what the Old Linz Synagogue, that was torched by the Nazis, actually looked like.

  • Deep Space Weekend: The Gigantic Machines of Science

    (Linz, March 1, 2017) This coming Saturday and Sunday, the Ars Electronica Center is dedicating an entire weekend to the gigantic machines of science.

  • Ars Electronica receives the Bank Austria Prize

    (Wien/Linz, February 17, 2017) Austria’s Highest-Endowed Art Prize Awarded to Ars Electronica.

  • The Alchemy Box

    (Linz, February 16, 2017) The 2016 Ars Electronica Festival was the setting of a 20-minute documentary film created by nine physically handicapped participants in FAB’s Virtual Office program.

  • MUSEUM TOTAL

    (Linz, February 14, 2017) Four days of world-class culture for one very affordable price—that’s the great idea behind Museum Days in Linz.

  • New Exhibition: Creative Robotics

    (Linz, February 9, 2017) The focus of the new exhibition “Creative Robotics” is on machines that have been utilized up to now in industrial mass fabrication but are increasingly being deployed in such fields as art, design and architecture as catalysts for innovation.

  • Deep Space LIVE: Cinematic Rendering

    (Linz, January 30, 2017) Spectacular, photorealistic 3-D depictions of the human body are the featured attractions at the next Deep Space LIVE on February 2nd at 7 PM.

  • Hercules in a Lime Kiln

    (Linz, January 23, 2017) At the next Deep Space LIVE Thursday evening, archaeologist Stefan Traxler of the Museum of the State of Upper Austria will present the most spectacular finds of a dig in the once Roman town of Lauriacum.

  • Deep Space LIVE: The European Extremely Large Telescope

    (Linz, January 17, 2017) A state-of-the-art telescope occupies the focal point of attention at the next Deep Space LIVE hosted by astrophotographer Dietmar Hager.

  • 2017 Prix Ars Electronica

    (Linz, January 16, 2017) The 2017 Prix Ars Electronica has begun accepting entries. The deadline is March 3rd for submitting works to this year’s four categories: Computer Animation / Film / VFX, Digital Musics & Sound Art, Hybrid Art, and u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD.

  • Entries for the STARTS-Prize 2017 are being accepted

    (Linz/Brussels, January 11, 2017) The European Commission cordially invites artists, scientists and technicians, teams, collectives and firms to take part in this year’s STARTS Prize competition.

  • The Ars Electronica Center Is a Big Draw

    (January 4, 2017) The Ars Electronica Center Linz counted more than 172.000 visitors in 2016.

  • The Ars Electronica Futurelab Designed the DATA ROOM and a Futuristic Foodwall

    (Berlin / LInz, 21.12.2016) The Ars Electronica Futurelab Designed the DATA ROOM and a Futuristic Foodwall at SAP’s new headquarter in Berlin

  • Deep Space LIVE: The Sculptor Galaxy

    (Linz, December 19, 2016) All eyes will be on the Sculptor, a galaxy 10 million light years from Earth, at the next Deep Space LIVE hosted by astrophotographer Dietmar Hager.

  • Family Fun at the Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, December 13, 2016) The Ars Electronica Center is spicing up the weekend before Christmas with a colorful lineup of fun activities for the whole family.

  • Deep Space LIVE: Gravel Pit as Habitat

    (Linz, December 12, 2016) Gravel pits as habitats for waterfowl, mammals, amphibians and invertebrates is the theme of the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday.

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