ORIGINS - Die Schönheit des Lebens: Eine immersive Show auf Europas größter 360 Grad Leinwand: vom Urknall bis zur ersten Zelle
In the organizer's words:
ORIGINS - The beauty of life
An immersive 360° journey through 13.8 billion years. From the Big Bang to the first biological cell. On Europe's largest 360° screen in the historic Wuppertal gas boiler.
What is it all about?
In 20 artistically visualized chapters, the show takes you through the history of the origin of everything - stars, planets, the first molecules, the first cells. Behind the images are digital artists celebrated in Europe: Markos R. Kay (artistic director), Davy Evans, Martin Salfity, Gökhan Tekin and Teun van der Zalm. The visualization of the colonization of a galaxy was created by Oscar nominee 2023 Frank Petzold.
More than just the show
On the first floor, you can look forward to a scientifically sound accompanying exhibition in cooperation with the world-leading Cluster of Excellence ORIGINS, Munich. It answers the big questions: What is life? Are we alone? How do we travel to the stars? As an educational partner, the Junior Uni Wuppertal makes it possible for children to experience complex interrelationships.
There is also the VR experience FIRST LIFE by Alchemy Immersive with Sir David Attenborough - 3.5 billion years back in time.
Skywalk: view over Wuppertal
Included in the ticket: the Skywalk on the roof of the gas boiler - the highest publicly accessible vantage point in the city.
Soundtrack
From Bach to Bowie - complemented by original compositions by Wuppertal musician Mathias Haus.
When & where
From May 14, 2026, for 6 months. Daily 10 am - 6 pm, Thursdays until 8 pm. Visiodrom in the Gaskessel Wuppertal, Mohrenstraße 3, 42289 Wuppertal.
The exhibition is barrier-free. It is not suitable for people with epilepsy.
Tickets: visiodrom.de
This content has been machine translated.Price information:
Tickets Flexticket without day or time restrictions - redeemable from 14 May 2026. Show, exhibition and Skywalk are included in the ticket. Adults: € 18 Children (6-13 years): € 11 Reduced (severely disabled from GdB 50, pupils, students, volunteers): € 13 Family (max. 2 adults + max. 3 children up to 13 years): € 39 Combi tickets Discounted combi tickets with various excursion destinations in NRW - from the zoo to the museum. Overview: visiodrom.shop/ticketshop/kombitickets
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