Ars Electronica Center

The Ars Electronica Center in Linz is the museum of Ars Electronica Linz GmbH, an Austrian institution for art, technology and society founded in 1979. Opened in 1996 on the Danube in the Urfahr district and also known as the Museum of the Future, it presents interactive exhibitions and laboratories on artificial intelligence, robotics, neuroscience, genetic engineering and biotechnology. Its Deep Space 8K hall projects gigapixel images and 3D animations onto 16-by-9-metre wall and floor surfaces.

Now on view

10 exhibitions
Ars Electronica Festival Features
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Ars Electronica Festival Features

The Ars Electronica Festival is one of the world’s leading hubs for art, technology and society. Negotiating Humanity – The Future Begins is this year’s theme, which focuses on the question of what it means to be human,…

Ars Electronica Solutions
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Ars Electronica Solutions

– an interactive space for dialogue and hands-on experiences, offering an insight into the working processes of Ars Electronica Solutions at the Ars Electronica Center.

Connected Earth
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Connected Earth

Everything on earth is interconnected. In cooperation with the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund, the Ars Electronica Center is investigating the impressive interactions of natural systems on our planet.

Deep Space 8K
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Deep Space 8K

Experience fascinating visual worlds in 8K resolution on 16 x 9 meter wall and floor projections. Thanks to the latest laser technology, you can experience unique presentations of gigapixel images, 3D animations and…

Hello Worlds!
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Hello Worlds!

As we develop new technologies, they are reshaping our sense of self, our relationships with one another and our visions of the future. Hello Worlds! explores what it will mean to be human in the future.

Kids’ Research Laboratory
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Kids’ Research Laboratory

Young visitors have time and space to play and discover in our Kids’ Research Laboratory. Whether digital, analog, natural or artificial – for children, the world is a single laboratory in which every moment can become…

Ars Electronica Labs
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Ars Electronica Labs

The interweaving of different knowledge cultures is a central approach for the Ars Electronica Labs. Find out how citizens are actively involved in shaping our world, how the human body can be extended by means of…

Neuro-Bionics
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Neuro-Bionics

Connections between biological systems and artificial technologies help us to better understand the functions of our brain. The brain-computer interface has the potential to improve the rehabilitation of neurological…

Space for All
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Space for All

The use of space has become increasingly important in recent decades. Space for All shows how developments in space are linked to social, technological, and artistic perspectives on Earth.

Understanding AI
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Understanding AI

Find out what artificial intelligence is, what applications already exist and what they are already capable of. The exhibition shows, for example, the structure of neural networks and offers the opportunity to train…

Updated 9/11/2026