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The city of Jena is bringing the important topic of children’s rights directly to the city center. Starting at the end of May, an interactive hands-on exhibition for families, kindergarten, and primary school children will open in the Goethe-Galerie.
The Institut für Altertumswissenschaften in Jena is highlighting its valuable cast collection in a new light. With a specially developed lighting concept, the massive plaster reproductions of ancient masterpieces are impressively staged and made accessible for both the public and research.
Jena, April 23, 2026 – The Friedrich Schiller University Jena presents casts of ancient Acropolis reliefs in the new exhibition “Lichtwechsel”. The works are showcased using a special lighting concept to make archaeological details precisely visible.
Colorful awakening in the center of Jena: This year’s butterfly season has officially begun at the Botanischer Garten. Visitors can now once again observe a wide variety of tropical butterflies up close in the climate-controlled greenhouse.
Two large-scale oil paintings depicting historical Jena in the 1970s are the focus of a new cultural event. After a long period in storage, the works of Dresden painter Günter Tiedeken are being brought back into the public consciousness.
On Tuesday, the multimedia exhibition “ENERGY – WHAT MOVES US” was ceremoniously opened in downtown Jena. It provides insights into the future of local energy supply and the JenErgieReal real-world laboratory until 2027.
Jena, March 27, 2026 – The Kunstsammlung Jena opens a new, provocative exhibition today. The well-known and sometimes controversial German contemporary artist Jonathan Meese dedicates an extensive show to the composer Richard Wagner – with a raw mixture of admiration and radical punk aesthetics.
FOTO-Klub JENA´78 e.V. celebrates its 50th anniversary with a major jubilee exhibition at the Landtagshochhaus in Erfurt, showcasing five decades of photographic history from Jena.
The Archaeological Museum of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena celebrates its 180th anniversary with a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Andreas Scholl and the opening of the special exhibition ‘Lichtwechsel.’