Press Releases
Photo: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl
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The End of the Night
(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…
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Deep Space LIVE: Cartographic Treasures I
(Linz, November 7, 2011) An evening dedicated to graphically superb historical maps awaits visitors to the next Deep Space LIVE this Thursday, November 10th, 8-9 PM. Günter Kalliauer, director of the City of Wels’ Municipal Archive, will present cartographic treasures and discuss them as valuable sources for historical research, as creations of high artistic value,…
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Deep Space LIVE: Linz_Einst/Jetzt II
(Linz, October 31, 2011) The next Deep Space LIVE event will feature extraordinary images of Linz past and present. Dr. Fritz Mayrhofer, former director of the Archive of the City of Linz and publisher of numerous works on Linz history, and Dr. Anneliese Schweiger, head of the institution’s Department of Documentation, will accompany guests on…
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Prix Ars Electronica Featured at the Opening of the New Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin
(Linz, October 25, 2011) The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society opens today. Sponsored by Google and operated jointly by Berlin’s Humboldt University, Berlin University of the Arts, and the Social Science Research Center Berlin, the new research facility will work closely with the Hans Bredow Institute to focus on issues having to…
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Ars Electronica Wins a Caesar
(Linz, October 21, 2011) At this year’s Caesar Award gala in the Linzer Tabakfabrik, Ars Electronica Linz GmbH’s LINZ CHANGES exhibition tent was honored with the Upper Austrian advertizing prize in the Event category. The innovative exhibition presenting fascinating and unusual insights into Linz as a place to live and work was commissioned by Unternehmensgruppe…
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FamilyDays im Ars Electronica Center Linz
(Linz, October 19, 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, October 22-23, the Museum of…
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Deep Space LIVE: Astra, quo vadis?
(Linz, 24.10.2011) Am Donnerstag erwartet BesucherInnen von Deep Space LIVE ein bildgewaltiger Abend über die Entstehung und Entwicklung von Sternen. Ab 20:00 Uhr erzählt Astrofotograf Dietmar Hager welche Bedingungen es für die Entstehung von Sternen braucht, erläutert woraus sie bestehen und zeigt, welche Methoden bei der ESO, der Europäischen Südsternwarte, angewendet werden um Sterne beim…
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Deep Space LIVE: Red Bull Rampage in 3D
(Linz, October 17, 2011) Guests at the next Deep Space LIVE event will need nerves of steel. This time, the focus is on the world’s most extreme freeride mountain bike competition: Red Bull Rampage. The course through Zion National Park in Utah demands that riders master meter-high jumps and breakneck descents. And just to make…
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500,000 Visitors to the New Ars Electronica Center
(Linz, October 14, 2011) The 500,000th visitor to the new Ars Electronica Center got a gala reception yesterday from Linz Mayor Franz Dobusch and Deputy Mayor Erich Watzl together with Ars Electronica Linz GmbH CEOs Diethard Schwarzmair and Gerfried Stocker. Anita Stöttner, a native of nearby Hellmonsödt who’s currently attending a training course at BBRZ…
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Deep Space LIVE: To Serve and Protect
(Linz, 10.10.2011) Geschichte und Geschichten vom Linzer Feuerwehrwesen stehen diesen Donnerstag im Mittelpunkt von Deep Space LIVE. Die beiden Heimatforscher und Autoren Manfred Carrington und Andreas Reiter erzählen von spektakulären Einsätzen, großen Bränden und verheerenden Hochwässern. Mit einzigartigen Fotos und so manchen heiteren Anekdoten. Read more Photo: The fire brigade of Linz around 1920 /…
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The World At Night (TWAN)
(Linz, October 6, 2011) The World at Night (TWAN) is an international initiative to protect and preserve the night sky. Launched by Iranian science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in 2007, TWAN’s team of committed activists now includes astrophotographers from all over the world. They create gorgeous photographs and time-lapse images of heavenly bodies by night…
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Especially for Seniors … Of Humankind and Machines
(Linz, October 3, 2011) On the first and third Friday of every 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…
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LINZ CHANGES Exhibition Tent
(Linz, September 28, 2011) Following its very successful premiere at the Urfahr Spring Fair, the LINZ CHANGES exhibition produced by the City of Linz and its municipal services & enterprises is being reprised at the Autumn Fair running October 1-9, 2011. The show spotlights the city’s development and shows what makes Linz such a wonderful…
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Long Night of Museums at Ars Electronica Center
(Linz, September 27, 2011) This coming Saturday, October 1, 2011, the Ars Electronica Center will once again be a featured venue during the Long Night of the Museums being held for the 12th time. Between 6 PM and 1 AM, visitors can take a highlights tour of the Museum of the Future, marvel at the…
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FamilyDays im Ars Electronica Center
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, the Museum of the Future is the go-to place…
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Seniors Experience … The Investigation of the Big Bang
(Linz, September 13, 2011) On the first Friday of every 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. This…