*It's a press release.
Compass – Navigating the Future:
The new Ars Electronica Center
(Linz, May 29, 2019) New exhibitions, new laboratories, new educational formats, a new self-conception: with "Compass – Navigating the Future," the Ars Electronica Center in Linz is beginning its next chapter. Once a telescope that offered a glimpse into the future, the Ars Electronica Center has now transformed itself into a compass, a companion on a journey through the systems of the 21st century that we humans have created. The new Museum of the Future has received 4 million euros in investment: 2.5 million from the city of Linz, and 1.5 million from Ars Electronica itself.
The reinvention of the Ars Electronica Center
"We have redesigned all the exhibitions, converted one entire floor into a laboratory, and newly conceived all our guided tours and workshops and our school program," says Gerfried Stocker, Artistic Director of Ars Electronica. The new Ars Electronica Center offers a wealth of interactive scenarios, artistic works, scientific research projects, information stations, workshops, and laboratories, all of which explore current developments in the fields of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, neuro-bionics, robotics, prosthetics, autonomous mobility, genetic engineering, and biotechnology.
But the focus rests on the effects of one technology in particular: "Artificial intelligence is currently sparking a revolution whose significance to our lives cannot be overestimated," says Gerfried Stocker. "Whether in business and industry, in science, art, or politics, modern applications like machine learning will come into common use everywhere, bringing about fundamental changes.” And so we see it's high time we came to grips with this new game-changer.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the full press release, images and videos from the new Ars Electronica Center can be found here.
Interviews with artists and scientists as well as photostories about Ars Electronica can be found on the Ars Electronica Blog.
PS: "Out of the Box - The Midlife Crisis of the Digital Revolution" is the theme of the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival from September 5-9 in Linz. All press releases, the online accreditation for media outlet representatives and images and videos can be found on our festival press area.
Details on the program will be uploaded to the festival-website in summer.
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