Centre for Aesthetics

To mark the opening concert of the semester, the Bühnen und Orchester Bielefeld will be selling 7 € tickets to students in the University Hall on 7 October from 10 am to 4 pm. Anyone who has always wanted to get a taste of opera at the Stadttheater, experience world premieres at the Theater am Alten Markt or enjoy concerts in a special atmosphere will have the opportunity to buy 7 € tickets for selected dates on this day. While stocks last.

Vernissage, 10 October, 19.30, ZiF

"Data Ghosts" is a single-channel video developed during Erica Shires' fellowship at ZiF. It incorporates images taken with a microscope, alternative photography techniques, 3D LiDAR scans and generative AI. This interplay of art, technology and science is used to explore parallels between the history of photography and the visual language shaped by our rapidly evolving new technologies.

The vernissage is open to the public and free of charge. Please register for the event here .

Registration for the Vernissage

from 11 October to 31 December, in the Forum of the Historical Museum, at the ZiF, in the University Main Buildung (UHG) and other locations in the city

The centrepiece of the exhibition "How Freedom Creates Knowledge" is the Forum of the Historical Museum. What is academic freedom anyway? How were and are researchers restricted in their work? What are the consequences? These questions are addressed using specific historical and contemporary stories. On the other hand, are there also good reasons to restrict the freedom of science? What happens when research contributes to robbing freedom? The exhibition also looks at this perspective. In addition, six external locations shed light on the relationship between science, freedom and society on site and in people's everyday lives.

The programme for the 36th Bielefeld Children's Film Festival has been announced and will take place in the first week of the autumn holidays from Sunday, 13 October to Sunday, 20 October 2024 under the motto "Encounters".

Every day for a week, there will be a selected programme for children's film fans young and old with films that are otherwise not shown in cinemas.

Combined with a media education programme with workshops and film guests, this year's Children's Film Festival is also a highlight of children's film culture in East Westphalia.

Where: Lichtwerk

Dates: 13.10.-20.10.

Tickets for films and workshops: At the cinema box office and here(in German).

The Kunsthalle Bielefeld and the Marta Herford are presenting their first jointly developed exhibition to be held in parallel in both museums until November 10th 2024. On display is an extensive group exhibition dedicated to post-digital painting - a theme that explores the interface between digital and analogue worlds and shapes contemporary artistic discourse. A total of over 150 works by 25 international artists will be presented. The spectrum ranges from early computer-aided works to the latest applications of artificial intelligence, whether on canvas or as expansive installations.

Information about the exhibition on the website of Kunsthalle Bielefeld (in German).

Information about the exhibition on the Marta Herford website (in German).

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