Germany’s most innovative science centre
On 31 March 2019, Experimenta will open its doors as the most innovative science centre in Germany. Located in the centre of Heilbronn, Southern Germany, one of the world’s manufacturing hotbeds, the project is born from four years of intensive experimentation and co-creation with the Experimenta team and its partners, which include Lidl, Festo, Audi and various universities. The result? A wealth of innovative installations, activities and displays. Experimenta will also feature Europe’s most advanced dome theatre, an observatory, four permanent galleries hosting over 500 exhibits, and various workshop spaces. NorthernLight, in partnership with Bruns, is responsible for the design, prototyping and construction of two of the four permanent galleries: Nature of Things, and World View.
Nature of Things: Five worlds of matter
Nature of Things unveils the extraordinary aspects of everyday matter – the way materials manifest in the real world and how people perceive them. The interactive journey through five universes explores what’s tangible and untouchable, the phenomenon of light, the various structures of matter, and living materials. Each immersive environment centres on an iconic installation surrounded by various hands-on experiments. The Air Space lets you play with the forces of the invisible matter that surround us, while the Black House allows you to paint with light. Experience the strength of metal in a crash-test simulation, or go on a speed date with life through artificial intelligence. You can even interactively rendezvous with your own digital avatar made from stone, lasers or microorganisms. Nature of Things shows that if people stop to contemplate for a moment, there’s magic to be found in the seemingly mundane.
World View: A global explorer’s atelier
Stepping into World View is akin to entering an artist’s atelier or an engineer’s workshop – a Wunderkammerfilled with stories about famous explorers who instigated new ways of considering Earth. It elucidates the mental models and methods used to understand our complex, chaotic planet. Between various artefacts – paintings, sculptures, mathematical formulas and scientific findings – are stations for self-discovery. What’s your world view? And what can you learn from those who came before you? Winding its way through the gallery, a large yellow snake-like structure offers seating as well as secret nooks that rouse exploration. To expose new adventurers to a world of thinking about thinking, the gallery guides the audience through methods of observation, simulation and creativity.
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