POSTCITY is more than just the central venue of the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 – it is a space for artistic research, technological reflection and social issues. In various tours, you will get to know the central themes, projects and perspectives of the festival. The architecture of this former postal distribution center not only forms the backdrop, but is also part of the experience.
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POSTCITY Tours
Expert Tour: Plant Life on the POSTCITY Roof
Friedrich Schwarz (AT)
Urban ecologist and botanist Friedrich Schwarz invites you to explore a flourishing ecosystem: Over the decades, a remarkable collection of botanical wonders has flourished on the rooftop of POSTCITY where nature has quietly reclaimed its space.
Expert Tour: State of the ART(ist)
Marita Muukkonen (FI), Ivor Stodolsky (FR/US), Simon Mraz (AT), Sergio Fontanella (CU)
Join us for a guided tour of State of the ART(ist)—a powerful reflection of a world in upheaval. Amid global crises, rising surveillance, and ecological collapse, art endures as a visionary act of defiance.
Little Explorers: Kids’ Tour
Join us on a playful journey through projects at the intersection of art, technology, and society. Created for children between the ages of four and ten and their accompanying adults.
Spotlight Tour: PANIC: Complex. Absurd. Ominous. (DE)
How can we navigate panic in such turbulent times—and what might we learn from it? This year’s Theme Exhibition Panic: Complex, Absurd Ominous presents artistic perspectives on fear, loss of control, and crisis—as well as on the transformative power that moments of panic can hold.
Spotlight Tour: PANIC: Complex. Absurd. Ominous. (EN)
How can we navigate panic in such turbulent times—and what might we learn from it? This year’s Theme Exhibition PANIC: Complex, Absurd Ominous presents artistic perspectives on fear, loss of control, and crisis—as well as on the transformative power that moments of panic can hold.
Spotlight Tour: Art, Technology, Society (DE)
Curious about what’s happening at this year’s festival? Join us for an inspiring tour through the first floor of POSTCITY! This guided walk leads you to selected projects at the intersection of art, technology, and society—the very essence of the Ars Electronica Festival.
Spotlight Tour: Art, Technology, Society (EN)
Curious about what’s happening at this year’s festival? Join us for an inspiring tour through the first floor of POSTCITY! This guided walk leads you to selected projects at the intersection of art, technology, and society—the very essence of the Ars Electronica Festival.
Ars Electronica Solutions Exhibition Tour
Ars Electronica Solutions (AT)
At the Ars Electronica Festival, we offer insights into a central question: How do we work? Experience up close how we develop ideas and transform initial concepts into interactive installations and immersive experience worlds that have social impact.
Ars Electronica Futurelab: Guided Tour
Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)
At the Ars Electronica Futurelab, we see art not as a decorative accessoire, but as a mindset and human perspective on the world. Join the Guided Tour through the Open Futurelab to explore our strategies in Art Thinking, Future Impact Creation, Art Science Research, and Future Prototypes.
Expert Tour: Futurelab Art Thinking
Hideaki Ogawa (JP)
In this special guided tour, Hideaki Ogawa, Managing Director and Artistic Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab, will explain the fundamentals of Art Thinking and its practical applications through various projects exhibited at the Open Futurelab.
Family Tour
Family Tour Ars Electronica 2025: A unique experience for families on the First Floor of POSTCITY