COSMO Science Forum
The Science Forum COSMO is a meeting-place for society and research. Both society and research are more than ever dependent on each other: Science helps to understand the world based on facts and without prejudice. It answers questions and provides insights that can contribute to social progress, innovations, and better living conditions for all. But what is science without people who understand and trust it? How can research provide answers to society if it does not know its questions?
The COSMO provides a space that promotes exchange between science and society. Various fields of science and current research can be experienced live and hands-on and be critically discussed in different event formats.
The space is operated jointly by the Barkhausen Institut, the Department for Speculative Transformation at TU Dresden and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf in cooperation with partners from the Dresden Science Alliance DRESDEN-concept, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and the Central Library.
Please find our upcoming events in the event calendar (german only).
More information about the COSMO Science Forum is available on the COSMO website (german only).
For the latest news, visit the COSMO Instagram channel.
Past exhibitions curated by BI
From October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, the COSMO Science Forum presented the new exhibition “Dr. Zukunft - Medical Technology from Dresden Science”.
Scientists from Dresden's research institutions presented their current projects and offered an interactive journey into the future of medicine.
Further information: Dr. Future - Medical technology from Dresden science
From September 5, 2023 to January 25, 2024, the COSMO Science Forum presented the new exhibition “Artificial intelligence explained”.
Dresden research institutes presented their work with AI using interactive exhibits. They offered visitors a playful insight into topics such as machine learning, intelligent image recognition and the use of AI in environmental research.
Further information: “Artificial intelligence explained”