| 16:00
A rendezvous with Einstein, Bohr & other gigantic minds
Telegraph Mountain / Address: Science Park Albert Einstein
Important information: the performance at 14 p.m. now will take place at 16 p.m. Tickets for 14 p.m. are valid also for 16 p.m.
A ScienceConcertCourse for the whole family including lecture, experiments & concert
Lectures (in German) with scientists from
Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz
"Astrophysics in the early 20th century – from Potsdam
to Scandinavia and back"
Prof. Dr. Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
"Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr"
Experiments with light for children from 8 with
EXTAVIUM, Potsdam’s DIY Museum of Science
Introduction to the history and workings of the Great Refractor
Dr. Ernst-August Gußmann
Scenic concert in the dome hall of the Great refractor
with renaissance music by Orazio Vecchi et al.
ROMEO & JULIA KÖREN Stockholm
Artistic direction: Benoît Malmberg
Potsdam’s Telegraph Mountain has a long tradition of world-class scientific research. Built in 1899, the Great Refractor was the main instrument of the first observatory for astrophysics. The venue for today’s concert is an impressive memorial from the early years of this science that looks for the physics "behind" the radiation of the stars. While a renowned astrophysicist takes you on an exciting excursion into the history of science, young explorers aged 8 and above can watch the experiments in the foyer and join in. Afterwards a walk through the science park takes you past its historical buildings and to the day’s musical highlight: the ROMEO & JULIA KÖREN is definitely not a choir like any other and its imaginative theatrical performances have already delighted many Nobel prize winners at their festive banquet in Stockholm.
In cooperation with Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), Förderverein Großer Refraktor Potsdam e.V. and Extavium Potsdam e.V.