Press Releases

(Linz, January 10, 2012) Dr. Manuela Macedonia, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute Leipzig, is the featured speaker this Thursday, January 12. Once again, her topic will be the human brain; this time, she’ll elaborate on the origins of love and precisely where in our head this occurs. Read more Photo: Premotor Cortex /…

(Linz, January 10, 2012) A lavishly illustrated evening devoted to historic maps is in store for visitors to the next Deep Space LIVE this Thursday, January 12, 8-9 PM. Günter Kalliauer, director of the Wels Municipal Archive, will spotlight Gerhard Mercator, one of the 16th century’s most important cartographers. The man who coined the term…

(Linz, January 3, 2012) All eyes will once again be on the skies at the next Deep Space LIVE this Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 8 PM. Astrophotographer Dietmar Hager will show how the universe’s cosmic recycling processes work and what we Earthlings can learn from this as we go about dealing more carefully and…

(Linz, January 2, 2012) This coming Tuesday and Thursday, Interactive-Creative Days at the Ars Electronica Center offer youngsters age 6-14 a great way to have some educational fun during Christmas break. On Tuesday, “Microcosmonauts” will offer insights into the wonderful world of the microcosm. Running at the same time is “NeXT Toprobot,” a display of…

(Linz, December 29, 2011) 2,436 school groups including 34,194 pupils have visited the Ars Electronica Center so far this year (as of December 22nd). Most came from the City of Linz and the Province of Upper Austria (17,863), followed by Salzburg (3,184), Vienna (2,648) and Lower Austria (2,637). The numbers from Bavaria (1,124) and The…

(Linz, December 28, 2011) A mix of science, history and cosmology is on tap at the next Deep Space LIVE on December 29, when a lavishly pictorial journey of discovery accompanies Magellan and Cook around the globe and out into space. The evening will be moderated by Norbert Frischauf, Gernot Grömer and Alexander Soucek of…

(Linz, December 19, 2011) The next Deep Space LIVE event this Thursday is all about rock climbing—or bouldering, to be more precise. A 50-minute Red Bull documentary film will spotlight four-time Bouldering World Cup overall champ and multiple World & European Championship medalist Kilian Fischhuber as he adventurously plays with the elements. In addition to…

(Linz, December 15, 2011) Pet a cute little baby seal robot, learn all sorts of amazing stuff during a scavenger hunt through the Ars Electronica Center, and visit Deep Space to experience storyteller Claudia Edermayer’s delightful Christmas tales. This Saturday and Sunday, the Museum of the Future is hosting the next installment of FamilyDays. Making…

(Linz, December 13, 2011) At the next Deep Space LIVE this Thursday, December 15, astrophotographer Dietmar Hager will address the question of whether there exist analogies between the macro- and microcosms, and, if so, what form they take and how they might help to explain why the universe is constructed the way it is. Hager…

(Linz, November 28, 2011) Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune and Mars. These resounding appellations designate not only the planets of our Solar System; they’re also the names of Roman gods. On the evening of December 1st, astrophotographer Dietmar Hager will explore astronomy’s link to the folklore of Antiquity and elaborate on the mythology of the various heavenly…

(November 24, 2011) Our thoughts will turn to the brain during LabDays on the weekend of November 26-27 in the Ars Electronica Center. Speeches by experts including psychoanalyst Dr. Hans-Otto Thomashoff will impart many valuable insights into our thinking apparatus, and there will be plenty of opportunities for in-depth Q&A afterwards. Read more Photo: Brain-Computer…

(Linz, November 21, 2011) The exhibition featuring 400 of the best photos from the Trierenberg Super Circuit, the world’s largest photographic art competition, is running in Linz’s New City Hall until November 27th. And on November 24th at 8 PM, there’s a really special visual treat in store for visitors to Deep Space LIVE. Chris…

(Linz, November 16, 2011) Behold a virtual ocean in the form of a 16×9-meter aquarium full of sea creatures you design yourself, pet a cute little baby seal robot or go on a family-style scavenger hunt and learn lots of interesting stuff about the Ars Electronica Center. This coming weekend, November 19-20, the Museum of…

(Linz, November 15, 2011) On Thursday, parachutists will be descending on Deep Space LIVE. Barbara Hinterleitner and Michael Gugler from UNION Skydiving Club Linz will present breathtaking videos of their flights above town, thrilling footage of mid-air formations and exciting sequences shot at indoor wind tunnels in which air currents make it possible to simulate…

(Linz, November 11, 2011) To call attention to World Diabetes Day on November 14th, the façade of the Ars Electronica Center will shine in solid blue. In 2010, more than 900 buildings and monuments in 84 countries were illuminated in this way to raise consciousness for diabetes. The international symbol of this disease is a…

(Linz, November 14, 2011) In the nighttime sky above our cities, the natural radiance of heavenly bodies is increasing being drowned out by the pervasive glow of artificial lighting. There has long been scientific proof that the absence of nighttime darkness has a negative impact on the ecosystem, endangers numerous nocturnal species and impairs the…