Museum in Linz

Ars Electronica Center

Paid entryThere is an entry charge.

A museum dedicated to technology, art, and the future, housed in a building whose LED facade lights up the Danube at night. The exterior light show is free; interior exhibitions charge a moderate entry fee.

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Before you go

Address
Ars-Electronica-Strasse 1, 4040 Linz
History
1996
Good to know
Official site
ars.electronica.art

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