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Here you will find the programme for the Long Night of Science on 20 November 2026 in Jena.

Time

All times 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM From 10:00 PM

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Topic area

Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Medicine + health Science + Technology

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Talk Experiment Hands-on activity Guided tour Exhibition Info booth Other

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Wheelchair accessible For children Free Wi‑Fi Toilet available Catering Registration required

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Fulldome show ‘I AM WEIGEL! A visionary at the crossroads of science and wonder.’

The 360-degree film screening brings the multimedia memorial to Erhard Weigel to life beneath the planetarium dome. The work was created as part of the City of Jena’s 2025 Botho Graef Art Prize.

Time

20:00 - 20:20 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Fulldome-Show „ICH BIN WEIGEL! Visionär zwischen Wissenschaft und Wunder.“ zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Science Slam: That’s just how women are, isn’t it? Or is it just a typical man thing!

What lies behind gender stereotypes and how are they exploited? At the Science Slam, early-career researchers engage the audience with their research topics.

Time

20:00 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Forschungsschwerpunkt "Gender in Focus" and Universitätsklinikum Jena

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Science-Slam: Das ist bei Frauen so, oder typisch Mann! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Horse Knowledge

Visual Reading: A Journey Among the Horses and People of the Hanoverian Horse Breed

Time

20:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Pferdewissen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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French and Italian Manuscripts from Central Germany (16th–18th Centuries)

Using authentic manuscripts, this study examines why nobles from Central Germany corresponded with one another in French or Italian during the Early Modern period, how well they mastered these languages, and how they learned them.

Time

20:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Romanistik

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Französische und italienische Handschriften aus Mitteldeutschland (16.-18. Jahrhundert) zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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How Did Zarathustra Speak?

Lecture on the ancient Iranian texts of the religious founder Zarathustra and research into them, featuring a recitation of original texts

Time

20:00 - 20:50 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Orientalistik, Indogermanistik, Ur- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Wie sprach Zarathustra? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Overlooked Voices? Victim protection in work with far-right youths in Jena-Winzerla in the 1990s

Right-wing violence was a defining feature of Jena-Winzerla in the 1990s. Youth work at the time focused almost exclusively on the perpetrators of this violence. Drawing on archive material, this talk shows how the victims were overlooked in the process.

Time

20:00 - 20:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Übersehene Stimmen? Opferschutz in der Arbeit mit rechtsextremen Jugendlichen in Jena-Winzerla der 1990er-Jahre zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Poetry Slam: "How About Living a Human Life?"

Time

20:15 - 22:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Poetry Slam "Wie wäre es, ein menschliches Leben zu leben?" zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Hex and the City: A reading for the dark season, by and featuring witches

Modern witches live right in the heart of the city. Magic and rituals are part of their everyday lives; the winter season is full of magic and significance. Who are these witches? Why do they call themselves that? What do they mean by ‘magic’?

Time

20:30 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Hex and the City: Eine Lesung zu dunklen Jahreszeit von und mit Hexen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Take photos of everyone?

Keynote presentation on a current DFG research project on amateur and everyday photography

Time

20:30 - 21:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Stadtmuseum Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Guidance

Veranstaltung Alle fotografieren? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Democracy under threat? Changes in the political culture in Thuringia following the 2024 ‘super election year’

Time

20:30 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Gefährdete Demokratie? Veränderung der politischen Kultur in Thüringen nach dem Superwahljahr 2024 zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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175 Years of Otto Schott: Glass Pioneer and Responsible Entrepreneur

Otto Schott (1851–1935) shaped modern glass research like few others. This lecture highlights his groundbreaking innovations, the establishment of the Jena Glassworks, and his social commitment, which continues to have an impact to this day.

Time

20:30 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

SCHOTT

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung 175 Jahre Otto Schott: Glaspionier und Unternehmer mit Verantwortung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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“Caroline Herschel – Pioneer of Astronomy”

Join Vincenzo as he introduces you to an extraordinary pioneer of astronomy, and find out more about Caroline Herschel’s life and her discoveries in the night sky.

Time

21:00 - 21:40 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung „Caroline Herschel - Pionierin der Astronomie“ zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Tel Shaddud: A Small Tel—Big Stories

The lecture showcases various artifacts from very different eras of human history and tells their stories—what significance they once held and how they were discovered.

Time

21:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Theologische Fakultät

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Tel Shaddud: Kleiner Tel – große Geschichten zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Bitcoins, NFTs, and More Are Taking the World by Storm—Here's How Digital Investing Works!

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are currently on everyone’s lips as lucrative investments. In this presentation, you’ll learn in easy-to-understand terms how these crypto assets work and the risks involved in storing them.

Time

21:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Bitcoins, NFTs & Co. erobern die Welt – So funktioniert die digitale Wertanlage! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Right-wing violence in Jena in the 1990s. Reconstructing local patterns of interpretation in youth social work

Time

21:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Rechte Gewalt in Jena in den 1990er-Jahren. Rekonstruktion lokaler Deutungsmuster in der Jugendsozialarbeit zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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