Welcome to the Mathematics Informatics Station (MAINS)

Experience and understand mathematics and computer science! In 2017, the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation opened the MAINS, right near the Heidelberg central train station. Throughout the year, we offer various activities for all age groups such as interactive exhibitions, portrait gallery, film screenings, Science Notes, lectures and much more. Come and see for yourself how exciting mathematics and computer science can be! The MAINS also offers guided tours of the exhibitions for school classes and groups.

Poster public talk Gilles Brassard

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No longer Cassandra? 

 

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., Gilles Brassard (recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award) will give a public talk (in English) at the “Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg” (DAI) as part of the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF).

The event is a joint initiative of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) and the DAI Heidelberg. Admission is free, but registration is required!

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Illustrative graphic with text: We're back! And currently open to school classes! From late June 2026

we're back!

„La La Lab – the Comeback”

 

Following our successful move to the Landfried site in Heidelberg, the interactive exhibition “La La Lab – the Mathematics of Music,” part of our new hub for mathematics and computer science, is already open to school classes.

We will keep you informed about further developments and the public opening coming soon.

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