Photos: Guillaume Speurt from Vilnius, Lithuania, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Isiwal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Guillaume Speurt from Vilnius, Lithuania, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Isiwal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ars Electronica's facade, seen by day
Your local guide
Claudia Wimmer
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Highlights
- Individual panels that shift colour independently
- How a building-sized lighting system actually works
- Two riverside museums framed from one bridge
- A technical companion to an after-dark session
- Architecture explained panel by panel
About this tour
This session looks at the Ars Electronica Center by daylight, when the individual panels making up its facade are easier to study than after dark. You see the panel structure up close and then a wider view from the Nibelungenbrücke, framing both riverside museums together. It is a more technical companion to an after-dark session on the same buildings.
I stay close on the panels first, explaining how the lighting system works panel by panel, then move to the bridge for a wider view. Questions come in on the technology throughout, and I answer them as we go. A short note on visiting the museum's interior follows for anyone interested in a later visit.
This suits anyone who prefers understanding how something works over just seeing the effect. It also pairs well with the after-dark session for a full picture of the buildings.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Linz before heading out.
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Facade Panel Structure 15 min
You see the individual glass and LED panels making up the facade, and I explain how each one can shift colour independently.
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View From the Bridge 15 min
From the Nibelungenbrücke, the camera frames both the Ars Electronica Center and the Lentos together across the water.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Linz: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Erdäpfelgulasch (potato goulash) and Altstadt, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Vienna time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Linz, showing you Facade Panel Structure and View From the Bridge live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and I send the link with your booking. I hold the phone steady on the facade panels so you see how they are built.
Times shown in Vienna time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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