Press Releases

(Linz, June 18, 2012) Spectacular tricks and breathtaking stunts are guaranteed to blow the audience away at the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday, June 21, 2012. A Red Bull Media House film crew accompanied Danny MacAskill, the hot young star of the street trial bike scene, on a trip from Edinburgh to his hometown,…

(Linz, June 15, 2012) At Science Days on June 16-17, 2012, specialists from the Department of Secure Information Systems at the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences’ Hagenberg Campus will show what information about users is being gathered in conjunction with telecommunications data retention, how users can protect their Smartphone from incursions by undesirables, and…

(Linz, June 12, 2012) Neuroscientist Manuela Macedonia of the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig will deliver her next address at the Ars Electronica Center this Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:30 PM. Audience members will learn how the human brain focuses and shifts attention, and which mechanisms are involved in forming various states of consciousness…

(Linz, June 11, 2012) Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, is the star of the next Deep Space LIVE this coming Thursday. In addition to displaying high-definition images taken by the ESO and NASA, astrophotographer Dietmar Hager will go into fascinating detail about Jupiter’s magnetic field, atmosphere and moons.

(Linz, June 1, 2012) Raise the curtain on theater, dance and fairy tales! Once again this year, the Ars Electronica Center is hosting the Long Night of the Stages. Awaiting theatergoers both young and old are exciting narratives and musical artistry, impressive dance performances and spectacular visuals in Deep Space. Whoever would like to be…

(Linz, May 31, 2012) The Klangwolke Werkstatt at the Ars Electronica Center opens its doors on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 6 PM. This is place to go to create illuminated letters of the alphabet for the voestalpine Klangwolke on September 1. The Klangwolke Werkstatt is open whenever the AEC is. Admission is free of…

(Linz, May 30, 2012) Every first and third Friday of the month, the Ars Electronica Center offers a themed tour designed with seniors in mind. On June 1 & 15, the focus is on the traces we leave behind as we make our accustomed rounds through the internet, and what steps we can take to…

(Linz, May 28, 2012) Previously unreleased images of Linz between 1933 and 1945 will be on display at the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday, May 31. Walter Schuster, director of the Archive of the City of Linz, will speak about the time from the beginning of the Civil War until the end of World…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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.…

(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.…