Windows, drinking glasses, mirrors - but glass is so much more. We present well-known and special glasses, from their manufacture to their properties.

What is the state of democratic culture in Thuringia? Find out more about the attitudes of the Thuringian population towards democracy and right-wing extremism as well as the development of right-wing extremist structures and activities in the state.

In some parts of Germany, red cabbage is called blue cabbage. Why does it change color when cooked? The experiment shows the different colors of red cabbage. The influence of vinegar, for example, on the color change is explained.

The density of food can be used to answer various questions. Using two examples, we show how you can easily draw conclusions about the sugar content of cola and the age of eggs.

It's not usually a good sign when milk takes on strange colors or even starts to move. Unless, of course, it's part of an experiment! We would like to show you such an experiment today!

How clean is my water? How do I make my plants happy with sensor technology? Which substances threaten our drinking water? Where is water everywhere? Experience innovative water research from Thuringia at interactive stations.

Bee dwellings in centuries-old trees? Daredevil climbers on the way to their bee colonies? All this and much more awaits you at the stand on the history of beekeeping.

The use of handwriting is generally on the decline. Nevertheless, history can neither be understood nor written without knowledge of old scripts. We cordially invite you to try your hand at handwriting from past centuries.

A journey through physical worlds for young and old.

Everyone knows how to dance to music. But here we turn the tables! The MotionComposer is a device that creates music from your movements. Come along, try it out and become a virtuoso yourself!

Discover at our stand how well you can learn and recognize faces. We have prepared a small selection of short tests, just like the ones we use in real research.

Almost everyone has experienced in everyday life that sometimes a name is "on the tip of our tongue" but we can't recall it. Is this the reason why people use catchy nicknames - or do nicknames have completely different functions?

The image of Buddha has also been present in the West for several decades. But what did Buddha look like? What do the depictions convey? The small exhibition with a short lecture introduces different perspectives of the Buddha's face.

"Clouds fly higher during the day than at night" – is that true? Even without background knowledge, there are statements that you tend to believe and others that you are initially skeptical about. Note the significant role of the voice speaking.