Prix Ars Electronica & S+T+ARTS Prize 2026
Shin Hanagata, CHIMERIA, 2026
The exhibition presents six selected works by winners of the Prix Ars Electronica 2026 (4,329 submissions from 106 countries) and the European Commission’s S+T+ARTS Prize 2026 (2,719 submissions from 110 countries) – predominantly works that received a Golden Nica or a Grand Prize.
With a strong sense of urgency, the works on display challenge our understanding of what it means to be “human” – a concept we long took for granted. They reconsider it from a wide range of perspectives: from bodily perception and the logic of capitalist technologies to the new autonomous creativity of AI, as well as history, geopolitics and the climate crisis. Together, the award-winning works reveal that what we consider “human” is not fixed, but constantly evolving. In doing so, they give powerful form to this year’s festival theme, NEGOTIATING HUMANITY.
The exhibition can be explored individually or as part of daily guided tours.
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| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 15.10 | Public guided tour through „Katrin Plavčak“ Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 6:00 pm–7:00 pm |
| Thu 15.10 | Curator-Led Tour: erika roessing Elisabeth Nowak-Thaller will lead a tour of the exhibition she curated. Cost: €4 plus admission; registration requested | 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Sat 17.10 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 17.10 | A Studio for All Age Groups (Fully booked) Every first Saturday each month we throw open the door of our “Atelier für Alle”, our studio for sessions with all age groups from 0 – 99. | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Sun 18.10 | Public guided tour through „Katrin Plavčak“ Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Tue 20.10 | Baby Tour: erika roessing. The Solitude of Objects A relaxed tour of the exhibition, tailored entirely to the needs of visitors with babies. Cost: museum admission. German only | 10:30 am–11:30 am |
| Tue 20.10 | Public guided tour through “Katrin Plavčak” and “The Collection” Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only+ | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Thu 22.10 | Public guided tour through „Katrin Plavčak“ Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 6:00 pm–7:00 pm |