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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.

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.

In 1846, Carl Wilhelm Goettling founded the Archaeological Museum at the University of Jena. Donations and acquisitions have caused the collection to grow significantly over the decades. An anniversary exhibition traces its 180-year history through a selection of donated items.

Photo Exhibition: Climate Research Above the Tree Tops

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.

What do artificial intelligence, data, and digital methods have to do with research? Discover how digital technologies are transforming our science—and what is already possible today at the University of Jena.

witelo and Imaginata are visiting JEDI to showcase their favorite experiments: Together with the JenaWirtschaft team and students from the Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium, we invite you to experiment, marvel, and join in the fun.

The exhibition “Images of Science” features fascinating research images from the EAH Jena that are not only scientifically compelling but also aesthetically inspiring.

What insights from social history can help us better understand the New Testament and the world in which it was written?

Beekeeping in the Middle Ages was very different from what it is today. So-called “Zeidler” climbed to great heights to harvest the sweet gold, and heavily laden wagons, carrying heavy barrels of honey, made their way through forests and mountains.

A Look Back at the History of the Long Night of Science in Jena

Discover the German language in all its diversity: from dialects to current language trends to the movements of the mouth when speaking.

What role do relationships and personal resources play in our well-being? At the Resources and Connections Board, visitors can visualize their own experiences and discover new perspectives.

Collection items, forest maps, museum inventories: Experience firsthand how we’re using AI to digitally catalog Thuringia’s cultural treasures. And beneath the ThULB, the Fürstenkeller—dating back to 1532—awaits exploration—one of the largest vaulted cellars in Germany.

Anyone who knows the Bible even a little bit has a clear advantage in art history.