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What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.

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Take part in an exciting scavenger hunt and win a prize!

Are you looking for book recommendations? Are you interested in new voices from our neighboring Slavic countries? Come join us at our literary salon, where new releases from Poland and the Czech Republic are presented every hour on the hour.

How does touch affect social interactions? Through short games and reflection sessions, participants experience firsthand how social touch is perceived and processed.

For over 130 years, ZEISS camera lenses have been impressing users with their unique quality. In collaboration with vivo, ZEISS is developing smartphone cameras that bring the ZEISS Portrait Style to your phone. Tessar, Biogon, Sonnar—capture portraits with the legendary ZEISS look.

By destroying our natural environment, we are threatening the survival of global biodiversity. What can we do?

Creative Space and modern manufacturing technologies for producing prototypes and proofs of concept

Explore virtual worlds, discover digital cultural heritage, and take a journey through Jena's history

Marvel at the milestones from 35 years of study, teaching, research, and campus life at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena

How should we deal with discriminatory statements? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? How do AI and VR contribute to shaping the learning process about democracy? We explore these and other questions in our programs.

Photo Exhibition: Climate Research Above the Tree Tops

Which photos are real, and which are AI-generated? Submit your guess, get advice—from a person or a machine—and make a new decision. With live results: How is the audience doing, and whose advice carries more weight?

People often synchronize their movements unconsciously. Through a brief physical activity and a cooperative game, participants can experience how synchrony can influence teamwork.

Two years before the opening, you’ll get a sneak peek at this innovative exhibition: You’ll have the chance to interact with historical objects yourself, gaining unique insights, all enhanced by interactive stations on optics and photonics.