From 1 to 2 November 2025, Berlin Science Week will transform one of the city's most important scientific institutions, the Museum für Naturkunde, into CAMPUS, an interactive science laboratory for all ages. The programme of lectures, workshops and a large exhibition area invites visitors to experience science up close. The stands of leading research institutions offer many opportunities to get involved, such as experiments with light or historical games. The Museum für Naturkunde is offering a workshop on the topic of ‘Museums as start-ups? When culture and tech develop business models together’. New this year is the Inspiration Stage with short popular science lectures on topics ranging from inequality research to healthy ageing and quantum physics.
‘We want to celebrate science together, inspire enthusiasm for nature and research, engage in dialogue with each other and shape the future together,’ says Johannes Vogel, Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
From 1 to 10 November 2025, Berlin will once again become the centre of the international science scene. Berlin Science Week, one of the largest science festivals in Europe, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Under the motto ‘Beyond Now,’ more than 350 events will take place over ten days at the two festival centres and throughout Berlin, exploring how science can help overcome the crises of the present and open up new perspectives for the future.
On 1 November at 1 p.m., the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is offering a workshop on the topic of ‘Museums as start-ups? When culture and tech develop business models together’. In the ELIO development laboratory at Berlin's Naturkundemuseum, new prototypes for the digitisation of collections are being created in collaboration with technology partners. The aim is to bring these to market at a later date and thus generate income for museums. But how do public service and profit models fit together? Who should benefit from digital cultural heritage – everyone for free, or also companies that earn money from it? In this workshop, the project team will discuss with the audience what future models are conceivable for the digital museum. Participants are invited to contribute their ideas and expectations. The result will be a picture of how the museum of the future can stand on its own two feet financially while remaining a museum open to all.
The full programme can be found here. Most events are free of charge.
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