Open House Campus Garching October 3

Discover and try things out: We have invited you to experience research up close for a whole day.

Aerial view of the Garching research campus in 2021.

At the Garching research campus, visitors were invited to experience science in lectures, hands-on activities, guided tours and much more. Whether young or old, there were numerous activities for every one on this day: students, staff and external guests. In addition to TUM, many other research institutions such as the Max Planck and Fraunhofer Institutes took part in the day of action.

At a glance

Address and directions

  • Underground: Garching-Forschungszentrum
  • Bus: Ludwig-Prandtl-Str.; Boltzmannstr.; Garching-Forschungszentrum; Technische Universität; MVV timetable information
  • Car: A9, exit Garching-Nord

Program highlights

Program overview (in German)

Participating institutes

Around 25 research institutions took part in the open house. Here you can see a selection of our university’s participating institutes.

Contact

Do you have questions? Contact our organisation team:
tag-der-offenen-tuerspam prevention@tum.de

Further information

You can get an overview of the campus and the action day program on the Garching research campus website (in Geman).

"Open Day" lettering with graphic elements on a dark blue background

Germany-wide action day on October 3

Open House with the Mouse 2024

We also took part in the nationwide "Doors open with the Mouse" campaign day: some of our open house programs took place as part of the Mouse Door Opener Day.

More on the WDR action day

Further events on the topic of research

13 Mar 2025

Lecture series in the planetarium at the Garching research campus

ESO Supernova: Kosmisches Kino

  • Thursday, 3/13/2025
  • 7:00 pm

Event location
Campus Garching

Public event

Target audience
publically

Presenter
Dr. Amelia Bayo

Do creatures above and below the horizon share a place in our imagination? Does a jellyfish galaxy have something to do with a jellyfish that lives in the ocean? And does a school of sardines resemble a cluster of young stars? Such questions arise when an enthusiastic zoologist talks to passionate astrophysicists and a digital illustrator transforms bizarre discussions into unique imagery.

Under the premise of Senegalese forestry engineer Baba Dioum, "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught", a group of five women embarked on a project. Their mission: introduce the general public to pairs of astronomical and marine "beasts "– and make them fall in love with them. Inspired by the wondrous Bestiario del Reyno de Chile" illustrations and the "Astro Memo" game, the team created a beautifully illustrated book with key facts and curiosities about some of the most extraordinary creatures in the seas and the skies.

Book your ticket now!

In this Kosmisches Kino, we join Dr Amelia Bayo (ESO) on a journey above and below the coastal horizon, where we will meet beautiful beasts and learn to see them with new eyes.

This event is in English.

More events
  • 4/10/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr. Stefan Gillessen (MPE) about the center of the Milky Way
  • 5/8/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr Frederick Groth (LMU) about TBA
  • 6/12/2025, 7 p.m. – Stefan Heigl (LMU) about young stars
  • 7/10/2025, 7 p.m. – Catarina Aydar (MPE) about supermassive black holes
  • August – summer break
  • 9/11/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr Francesca Capel (MPP) about astroparticles
  • 10/9/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr. David Cont (LMU) about exoplanets
  • 11/13/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr. Asmita Bhandare (LMU) about TBA
  • 12/11/2025, 7 p.m. – Sophie Vogt (LMU) about TBA
How to find us
  • Location: Planetarium of the ESO Supernova, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching
  • GPS coordinates: 48° 15' 36.90" N; 11° 40' 15.16" E

The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Center is located 2 km northeast of Garching and 15 km northeast of Munich on the grounds of the research center.

Event overview
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