{"id":3176,"date":"2026-07-20T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/?page_id=3176"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:16:56","slug":"albert-einstein-discovery-center-e-v","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/albert-einstein-discovery-center-e-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Einstein Discovery Center e.V."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:9%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/ic_hd_information.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-778\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>Information<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:11%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/\" title=\"DEUTSCH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/multisite-language-switcher\/flags\/de.png\" alt=\"de_DE\"\/> DEUTSCH<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe also owe the city of our birth a part of our nature. Thus I remember Ulm with gratitude, because it combines a noble artistic tradition with a simple and healthy character.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Albert Einstein in a letter to the editors of the Ulmer Abendpost, March 18, 1929<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Albert Einstein Discovery Center Ulm e.V.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albert Einstein Discovery Center Ulm e.V. is a non-profit association that will design, build, and operate a scientific experience and discovery center. In Ulm, Albert Einstein\u2019s birthplace, the physicist and person will be portrayed in all his richness and complexity, making the impact of his work tangible. The focus of the Albert Einstein Discovery Center will be on experiences, encounters, experiments, and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Building<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned American architect Daniel Libeskind was commissioned to design the building at Karlstra\u00dfe 1 (formerly an industrial site of the Ulm municipal utilities). The initial design for the building was presented in November 2024 and has been continuously refined since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Entwurf_Libeskind.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3192\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Visualisation by Daniel Libeskind of the project design<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Albert Einstein Discovery Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this project, initiated by local residents and privately funded, the Discovery Center\u2019s primary goal is to bring Einstein\u2019s scientific achievements closer to a broad audience. This can only be achieved if his revolutionary ideas\u2014not only in physics, but also his values and worldview\u2014are brought together in all their facets and made immediately accessible, discoverable, and understandable at the Discovery Center through innovative, immersive, and fascinating interactive exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this Discovery Center\u2014the only one of its kind in the world\u2014visitors encounter Albert Einstein in a way that acknowledges the physicist and global citizen: through fun, the joy of learning, curiosity, critical thinking, and a conscious sense of responsibility for our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors to the Discovery Center will gain a whole new perspective on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Einstein\u2019s physics and the technology that emerged from it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Einstein\u2019s life and work-particularly as a pacifist, politician, musician, civil rights activist, nonconformist, and icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His friendships and family life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topics related to the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This interesting, cheerful, and emotional exploration of Einstein\u2019s scientific work aims to spark enthusiasm for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) especially among young people, thereby driving humanity&#8217;s progress, as has occurred for millennia through new ideas and their implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of August 2026, the non-profit organization has over 1,300 members and advocates worldwide. It has evolved into a citizens&#8217; movement of dedicated supporters in Ulm and beyond, who wish to discover and bring to life the extraordinary figure of Albert Einstein as a role model and inspiration for a unique, holistic experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members work on the project in various working groups on a voluntary basis. A five-member board oversees the activities. In the next phase, the association will be supplemented by a nonprofit limited liability company (gGmbH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Visit this website to learn more about our initiative: <a href=\"https:\/\/einstein.center\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albert Einstein Discovery Center Ulm e.V.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ein Stein f\u00fcr Einstein &#8211; a piece of brick for Einstein<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A piece of brick from Einstein\u2019s birthplace can be yours. Albert Einstein\u2019s birthhouse in Ulm was destroyed during World War II. Seventy years later, bricks from the house\u2019s basement were discovered. We had these bricks cut into small cubes, each with an edge length of approximately 2 cm, which are displayed on a high-quality presentation plaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Stein_Tafel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3196\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2 Designer plaque with piece of brick<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einstein-website.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Stein_Schatulle.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3198\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><br>3 Piece of brick in jewel box<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Aufschrift Pr\u00e4sentationstafel:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">\u201eDie Stadt der Geburt h\u00e4ngt dem Leben als etwas ebenso Einzigartiges an wie die Herkunft von der leiblichen Mutter.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Albert Einstein\u201c<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Albert Einstein in einem Brief an die Redaktion der Ulmer Abendpost, 18. M\u00e4rz 1929<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Translation:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Text on the designer plaque:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">\u201cThe city of one\u2019s birth is attached to one\u2019s life as something just as unique as the ancestry of one\u2019s biological mother.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Albert Einstein\u201c<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Albert Einstein in a letter to the editors of the Ulmer Abendpost, March 18, 1929<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The worldwide edition of these special bricks is limited to one million pieces. As a supporter of the Albert Einstein Discovery Center in Ulm, you will receive a unique original piece of a brick from Albert Einstein\u2019s birthhouse as a \u2018thank-you\u2019 for your donation (100 euros or more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Visit our website to learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/ein-stein-fuer-einstein.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a piece of brick for Einstein<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">08\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Text:<\/span><br>Albert Einstein Discovery Center Ulm e.V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Illustrations Credits:<\/span><br>Albert Einstein Discovery Center Ulm e.V.: 1, 2, 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe also owe the city of our birth a part of our nature. 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