Lange Nacht der Forschung

Immerse yourself in the world of art and science in the wonderful atmosphere of the 'Kassenhalle’ in the Otto Wagner-Postsparkasse! The former Postsparkasse building at Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna has become a location for research, science and art in Vienna's city center. For Lange Nacht der Forschung the institutions located in the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse are presenting a joint program.

This year you are invited to discover Otto Wagner’s Postsparkasse through the lens of research and memory.

Besides a joint program of presentations of new findings and historical reflections on the building, AIL presents Shaken Grounds, the artistic research project, currently residing in the experimental studio at AIL, which will open it’s doors for a public Jam Session that night.

17:00 – 22:00

120 Years of Otto Wagner’s Postsparkasse: An Evening Among Bolts, Vaults, and Spiral Staircases

For the Long Night of Research, the Federal Real Estate Company, Johannes Kepler University Linz, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on the Consequences of War, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Austrian National Commission for UNESCO, and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) a joint program of lectures and guided tours celebrating the 120th anniversary of what is arguably the most significant building of Viennese Modernism.

Science, art, and history under one roof: Let experts guide you through Otto Wagner’s iconic building and discover, through short lectures, what this unique structure still has to tell us today.

Program:

Between 17:00 and 22:00, we invite you to guided tours and a round of lectures that span the building’s history from its original use to its current function – revealing surprising parallels along the way.

Lectures (in German):

18:00

Welcome: Wojciech Czaja

18:10

Otto Wagner’s Imperial and Royal Postal Savings Bank, “a small dictionary of practicality” (Ludwig Hevesi, 1907)

Richard Kurdiovsky, Austrian Academy of Sciences

18:25

The Postal Savings Bank as a Functional System

Maria Harman, MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

18:40

What Does the Cashier’s Hall Tell Us?
Understanding Materials – Identifying Damage – Shaping the Future

Katharina Fuchs, University of Applied Arts Vienna

20:20

Set in Stone: Resistance Fighters of 1945 on the Memorial Plaque in the PSK Building

Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on the Consequences of War

20:35

Wealth Concentration in the Real Estate Sector: The Case of René Benko

Stephan Pühringer, Johannes Kepler University

Guided Tours (in German)

17:00 / 19:15 / 21:00

Due to limited capacity, registration for the tours is required

Starting 15 minutes before each tour begins, a sign-up sheet for remaining spots will be available at the information desk (entrance at Georg-Coch-Platz 2, in front of the ticket hall).

Link to detailed program about the guided tours (in Ger)

Link to registration

17:00 – 21:00

AIL presents: Shaken Grounds: Seismographies of Precarious Presence

The Shaken Grounds research project brings together artists, scientists, and curators to investigate how seismic tremors shape perception, the body, and collective forms of coexistence.

In an experimental setting within the AIL spaces, insights into these exciting research processes are offered. More info about the Jam Session Program

The Long Night of Research (Lange Nacht der Forschung) is the largest event for science and research communication in the German-speaking world. Throughout Austria, innovative findings, the latest research results and groundbreaking technologies will be made accessible to a wide audience with FREE ADMISSION.

The Long Night of Research presents science and research in an innovative, understandable and entertaining way. The spectrum ranges from basic research to lead projects in application-oriented research and successful innovations from companies.

The Long Night of Research stands for an open dialog between science and society and is aimed at all age groups

Impressions from LNDF 2022. Video: David Bosch