At the Ars Electronica Center, visitors of all ages can explore, experiment, and learn through hands-on tours and interactive workshops. From guided explorations to creative, technology-driven activities, these experiences ignite curiosity and inspire discovery.

HandsOn Me & the Machines - Phot: Ars Electronica / Birgit Cakir
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Tours and Workshops for All Ages at Ars Electronica Center
HandsOn AIxMusic
Instruments that play by themselves? That must be the latest technology! Or is it?
HandsOn NeuroBionik
There’s a worm in our robot! At least its brain is—because the nervous system of a worm can already be “copied” into a machine.
HandsOn Me & the Machines
We take their recommendations, make decisions together, collaborate and even talk to them.
HandsOn 2nd Body Lab
Have you ever worn a robot suit?
Creative Coding
Verena Langthaler (AT)
How can you create art with code? In the Creative Coding Mini Lab, programming becomes a creative tool.
Full Power!
In this workshop you can produce hydrogen yourself and even use it as a means of propulsion.
Mic Check
Using the microscope as a world exploration instrument, we zoom into the huge miniature world of the microcosm and observe the most unusual creatures such as tardigrades, solar animals, and rotifers.
Investigation Lab
Uncover the truth in the Investigation Lab! In a world in which digital tools can easily manipulate reality, it is important for us to learn how to verify information and establish facts.
CSI Petridish
A mysterious incident is causing a stir in the BioLab: Almost indestructible tardigrades have disappeared without a trace! In this hands-on thriller, you become microscope detectives who investigate this inexplicable disappearance.