Through
the lens of research and memory: 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 (Long Night of Research)
the institutions located in the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse are presenting a joint programme.
One
night to immerse yourself in the world of art and science in the wonderful atmosphere of the Kassenhalle in
the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse. 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.
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.
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
programme about the guided tours (in German)Registration:
Link to registrationAIL presents: Shaken Grounds: Seismographies of Precarious Presence
17:00 – 21:00
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.
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.
