MS Wissenschaft

MS Wissenschaft ("MS Science")[1] is an exhibition ship in Germany. It is named after Wissenschaft, the German term for any study or science that involves systematic research and teaching. It is a project of Wissenschaft im Dialog and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). The ship travels through Germany and also through Switzerland and Austria for several months of the year showing temporary exhibitions in line with the respective Science Year.

MS Wissenschaft
MS Wissenschaft in 2009
History
 Germany
Builder: Elfring shipyard
Launched: 1969
General characteristics
Length: 100 m (330 ft)
Beam: 9.5 m (31 ft)
Draft: max. 3.16 m (10.4 ft)

Exhibition ship MS Wissenschaft

History

The ship was built in 1969 at the former Elfring shipyard in Haren. In 2002, the University of Bremen hired the cargo ship, then called Geoschiff, which was used as a floating exhibition on geoscience[2] for six months.[3] Due to the success of this, MS Wissenschaft has been used as a science exhibition ship every summer since 2003. For the use as MS Wissenschaft the ship is converted every year.

Exhibitions

On its tours, MS Wissenschaft visits numerous cities throughout Germany, which it can reach on inland waterways. In 2005, Basel in Switzerland, the first foreign city to be reached via the Rhine, was also on the tour schedule. Since 2010, several cities along the Danube in the neighboring country of Austria have also been visited.

ImageYearThemeShip nameNotesReferences
2002GeoscienceGeoschiffThe exhibition lasted 6 months and explored marine science.[3]
2003ChemistryMS ChemieThe ship visited 26 cities, with over 40,000 visitors.[4]
2004TechnologyMS TechnikThe ship visited 31 cities featuring an exhibition about the expansion of human capabilities through technology.[5]
2005Albert EinsteinMS EinsteinThe ship visited 37 cities, with over 100,000 visitors. With Basel, the ship landed for the first time in a non-German city.[6]
2006Sports and computer scienceMS Wissenschaft – Sport und InformatikThe ship visited 34 cities, with approximately 74,000 visitors.[7]
2007LanguageMS Wissenschaft – Sprache ist mehr als WorteThe ship visited 34 cities, with approximately 77,000 visitors.[8]
2008MathematicsMS Wissenschaft – das MatheschiffThe ship visited 31 cities, with approximately 118,000 visitors.[9]
2009FutureMS Wissenschaft – das ZukunftsschiffThe ship visited 34 cities, with approximately 90,000 visitors including 650 school classes.
2010EnergyMS Wissenschaft – das EnergieschiffThe ship visited 36 cities, with approximately 105,000 visitors. For the first time, the ship also called at Austrian cities, including Vienna, Krems and Linz.
2011MedicineMS Wissenschaft – Neue Wege in der MedizinThe ship visited 35 cities, with approximately 72,000 visitors.
2012SustainabilityMS Wissenschaft – Zukunftsprojekt ErdeThe ship visited 36 cities, with approximately 90,000 visitors.
2013Demographic changeMS Wissenschaft – Alle Generationen in einem BootThe ship visited 37 cities.[1]
2014DigitizationMS Wissenschaft – Digital unterwegsThe ship visited 38 cities.[2]
2015Cities of the futureMS Wissenschaft – ZukunftsstadtThe ship visited 40 cities.
2016/2017Seas and OceansMS Wissenschaft – Meere und OzeaneThe ship visited 33 cities, starting with the northern states of Germany in 2016 and ending with the southern states in 2017.[10]
2018Working life of the futureMS Wissenschaft – Arbeitswelten der ZukunftThe ship is visiting 33 cities.

References
  1. "ZEW on Board of MS Wissenschaft 2013". 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. "Das schwimmende Science Center "MS Wissenschaft"" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  3. "Geoschiff 2002" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  4. "Das Ausstellungsschiff MS Chemie" (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  5. "Ausstellungsschiff MS Technik" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. "MS Einstein – Die Ausstellungstour ist zu Ende!" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  7. "MS Wissenschaft 2006 - Sport und Informatik" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  8. "MS Wissenschaft 2007: "Sprache ist mehr als Worte"" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  9. "MS Wissenschaft 2008 – das Matheschiff" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  10. "All on board: MS Wissenschaft starts its tour through Germany". 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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