Press Releases

(Linz, May 2, 2011) Visitors to the next Deep Space LIVE will have the extraordinary opportunity to observe a robot-assisted operation—the complete removal of a patient’s prostate. Expert commentary will be provided by Dr. Wolfgang Loidl, director of the Department of Urology and the First Upper Austrian Prostate Center at the Hospital of the Sisters…

(Linz, April 27, 2011) Linz’s monuments will be featured at the next Deep Space LIVE. Cathrin Hermann, historian at the Archive of the City of Linz, will provide interesting artistic and historical insights into several Linz memorials and places of commemoration. She’ll also offer impressions of the way of life and thinking of the people…

(Linz, April 18, 2011) At the next Deep Space LIVE astrophotographer Dietmar Hager will offer detailed insights into the world of astronomy and cosmology. Among other things, he’ll show how astronomers used to measure distances and how it’s done today. Read more Milky Way, NASA / courtesy of nasaimages.org / Printversion / Album Deep Space

(Linz, April 15, 2011) This year’s Garden Show of the Province of Upper Austria is being held from April 15 to October 2 in Ansfelden. One of the featured exhibitors is the Ars Electronica Center Linz, which is offering visitors the opportunity to get a close-up look at the cell structure of plants. Reflected light…

(Linz, April 12, 2011) Go on a family-style scavenger hunt from one end of the Museum of the Future to the other, behold a virtual ocean full of sea creatures young creatives designed themselves, and pet a cute little baby seal robot—FamilyDays at the Ars Electronica Center offer fascinating activities that are fun for the…

(Linz, April 11, 2011) Linz artist Norbert Artner and Martin Hochleitner, director of the Landesgalerie Linz, cordially invite you to accompany them on a photographic excursion in Deep Space. Their images of ateliers and studios will present places where art is not just put on display but where it is actually created. Read more Atelier…

(Linz, April 8, 2011) The Ars Electronica Center welcomed 4,083 visitors yesterday, Thursday, April 7, 2011. This was the largest daily attendance figure since the new and enlarged facility opened in January 2009. The big draws were Experimentale 2011, a Deep Space LIVE event with Dietmar Hager and the new RoboLab that debuted in early…

(Linz, April 4, 2011) Astrophotographer Dietmar Hager has a special treat in store at the next Deep Space LIVE — a behind-the-scenes look at the European Southern Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, site of some of the world’s largest and most technically advanced telescopes. Read more ESO’s Paranal Observatory / Rivi / Printversion / Album…

(Linz, March 29, 2011) One Friday a 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 leisurely try out the many interactive installations, to pose questions, and to discuss…

(Linz, March 28, 2011) Anneliese Schweiger, director of the documents division of the Archive of the City of Linz, will screen historical bird’s-eye-view images to show how the cityscape has evolved since the mid-20th century. The stops along this high-flying itinerary include Froschberg (with its not-yet-domed stadium), the old glassmaking plant on Kapuzinerstraße, the halls…

(Linz, March 23, 2011) Visitors to the Ars Electronica Center had the extraordinary opportunity to get hands-on experience with da Vinci, the Ferrari of surgical robots. Staff experts from the Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern (Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy) Linz and representatives of Intuitive Surgical, the system’s manufacturer, were on hand to provide support…

(Linz, March 21, 2011) For two years, a camera crew accompanied Austrian ultra-long-distance runner Christian Schiester through four deserts and as many continents—1,000 kilometers across the most extreme regions on Earth. The result is a breathtaking documentary that will be screened Thursday, March 24 in Deep Space LIVE at the Ars Electronica Center. Read more…

(Linz, March 17, 2011) Snap telescopic pictures of the night sky over Linz, view brand-new 16×9-meter astro-photos from Chile’s Atacama Desert, get a sniff of the atmosphere on Jupiter and find out how much you weigh on the various planets of our Solar System—during the Central European Deepsky Imaging Conference (CEDIC) Friday, March 18 to…

(Linz, March 14, 2011) “Hadrian’s Temple” in the ancient city of Ephesus is one of the best-known archeological monuments and top tourist attractions in Turkey today. Although rediscovered and almost completely reconstructed already by 1956, the chronology, function and interpretation of this significant building are still matters of uncertainty. The ÖAI–Austrian Archaeological Institute and the…

(Linz, March 10, 2011) Nanorobots cruising our bloodstream, retinal and cochlear implants, therapy robots and telecommunications androids, a talking piano and The World Machine—two spectacular new exhibitions at the Ars Electronica Center highlight a phenomenon that is becoming a part of everyday life we take increasingly for granted: the comingling of nature and high-tech. Astounding…

(Linz, March 7, 2011) Deep Space LIVE lets you take an eye-popping look at baroque trompe l’oeil painting. The high-definition focus will be on Andrea Pozzo’s spectacular frescoes on the ceiling of the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome. Your guides on this journey of discovery into the history of…

(Linz, March 2, 2011) The Ars Electronica Center is hosting a highlight-filled lineup of NEXTCOMIC Festival events March 4-11 including the premiere of a virtual 3D ocean starring Lucky Luke artist Achdé, speeches for comic aficionados, and drawing workshops with Austrian character designer Florian Satzinger. Kicking things off with a BANG at Deep Space LIVE…