Long Night of the Sciences | Max Delbrück Center

We show you things and places that are otherwise only accessible to our scientists: At the Long Night of Sciences, we open our laboratories and buildings on June 6, 2026 – like many other scientific and science-related institutions in Berlin.

The event is made for science enthusiasts of all ages, there are:

laboratory tours
hands-on experiments
lectures
science shows
... and much more

More details will follow.

The Long Night of Sciences takes place once a year on a Saturday in June. With our locations on the Buch Campus and in Berlin-Mitte we participated on June 6, 2026.

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pub quiz in the evening

Institute & Campus June 22, 2024

This was the Long Night 2024 at the Max Delbrück Center

The night of June 22, 2024 was a night of discoveries: Our visitors had the opportunity to dive into the world of biomedical research. They not only had the chance to look over the shoulders of our scientists at work and experiment for themselves, but also to experience the interplay between art and science. Here are some of the highlights of the evening.

Press Release No. 13 June 10, 2024 Berlin

Delve into the heart of research

Whether it's a pub quiz, enjoying art, a lab tour or a hands-on experiment – during the Long Night of Science on June 22, visitors in Berlin-Buch and Mitte can explore biomedical research at the Max Delbrück Center from many different perspectives. A look deep into the human heart is also on offer.

Café Scientifique

Institute & Campus June 17, 2023

Looking back: Long Night of the Sciences 2023

For one night only, we opened our doors to the interested public: On June 17th, 2023, visitors could visit tour laboratories, perform hands-on experiments, and explore connections between art and science. Here are some of the highlights.

Girls with program

Institute & Campus July 14, 2022

That was the Long Night of Science at MDC

We talked, explained, danced, experimented and told stories together: About 3000 visitors came to the Long Night of Science on July 2 at the Max Delbrück Center in Buch and in Mitte. A recap in pictures – and on the focus on science and art.

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Press Release No. 31 June 28, 2022 Berlin

Long Night at the MDC: Science meets art

Why is it useful to fish in Berlin's sewage? What do Beethoven's locks of hair disclose? And what does cancer have to do with obesity? All of this will be discussed on July 2, 2022, when MDC researchers will open their laboratories during the Long Night. Another focus: science and art.

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2021

Press Release No. 31 May 31, 2021 Berlin

Reality TV, quiz, and talk – Long Night of the Sciences 2021

It’s nice that virtual events are now second nature to us. So this year, too, science enthusiasts won’t have to miss out on the “smartest night of the year.” On June 5, 2021, the MDC will offer a glimpse into its research – completely digitally.

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2019

Institute & Campus June 17, 2019

That was the Long Night of the Sciences 2019 in Buch und Mitte

It was tropical hot, it was exciting, and it was playful, funny and inspiring. For the Long Night of Science 2019, the MDC attracted its visitors for the first time not only to the Campus Buch, but also to the new research building in Mitte.

Banner mit Nierenkanälchen: Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2018 auf dem Campus Buch

Science June 20, 2018

From 3D body scanners to the first weighing scales

Science under the stars: This year’s Long Night of the Sciences brought more than 6,000 interested members of the public to the Berlin-Buch campus – despite the intense summer heat.

Institute & Campus June 28, 2017

Not just another day in the lab

Once again the Long Night of Sciences brought thousands of curious visitors streaming onto campus and into the MDC for a glimpse into daily life in our laboratories. The event was an opportunity for exchange for both the scientists who offered tours and the public who will eventually benefit from their work.

Long Night of Sciences

Institute & Campus June 17, 2016

Sugar and spice and all things mice

On June 11, 2016, the MDC held a Long Night of the Sciences (Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften). Science fans of all ages took the opportunity to go on guided tours of the MDC laboratories, trying out fun activities like sampling “molecule meringues.”

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Science June 17, 2015

That was the Long Night of Science 2015 on Campus Buch

Sun, rain, thunder and lightning – the Long Night of Sciences was pretty diverse and not just from a meteorological perspective. Beating heart cells in a dish, fluorescent worms, cells under the smartphone microscope and a crime scene investigation with the help of DNA samples were only some of the events organized by the MDC, the Leibniz-Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) and the Gläserne Labor.

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