As part of the Science Year 2026, the SILBERSALZ Festival will present "Homo Machina" - an interactive gaming experience by the development studio Darjeeling - at the German Federal Government’s Open Day on June 20–21, 2026.
For the 2026 SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival, we are particularly interested in programmes that inspire, inform and push the boundaries of health research in creative, engaging and participatory ways.
We’re looking for volunteers to help across multiple areas before and during the festival.
Become part of the team — we’re already looking forward to working with you!
A spark may be small – yet it has the power to ignite something extraordinary. It symbolizes the moment of connection: when ideas ignite, atoms collide, or people come together in conversation.
Under the motto “Feel the Spark!”, the SILBERSALZ Festival 2025 celebrates these transformative moments – at the intersection of science, art, and society.
On 25 September 2025, renowned media scholar Bernhard Pörksen will join the “Irritate Me” series for a conversation with Peter-André Alt about the power of language, the responsibility of the media, and ways to create spaces for genuine discourse.