Institute for Quantum Physics
Institute for
Quantum Physics
Quantum Physics
Arts & Science in Hamburg’s City Hall
30 May 2017
From 8 – 23 August 2017 the cluster of excellence CUI presents images from the micro world in Hamburg’s City Hall. In the center is the beauty of visualizations of scientific phenomena and structures researched by the Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging. The exhibition is flanked by photographs of experiments and labs.
Is it Pop-Art, Aboriginal drawings or visualizations from psychedelic experiences? The exhibition “Arts & Science” reveals itself on closer inspection: It presents images from the micro world of scientific fundamental research at the cluster of excellence CUI – wavelike shapes and colour explosions, but also direct images recorded with electron microscopes. There is a lot of room for interpretation and it is up to the observers to just let the beauty of the images sink in or to learn about the physics and chemistry behind the images from the accompanying texts in English and German.
“We want to invite visitors to discover the artistic and aesthetic components of natural science,” Prof. Peter Schmelcher, member of the CUI board, says. “Arts & Science” shows poster-sized visualizations from scientific phenomena that are investigated within the CUI research. They are complemented by photos of the ultra-modern laboratories and light sources.
The opening hours for visiting the exhibition are: Monday to Friday 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 5 pm. At Whit Weekend the opening hours of the City Hall foyer are: Saturday 10:00 am – 5 pm, Whitsunday closed, Whit Monday 10:00 am – 5 pm.
The entrance is free of charge.
