THE EVENT MOTIF

This year's motif comes from the document Kepler and features a bust of the astronomer Johannes Kepler. Kepler (1571–1630) is one of the most important scientists of his time. Together with Galileo and Copernicus, he revolutionized our view of the world, laid the foundation for modern astronomy with his three laws of planetary motion, and established optics as an independent discipline. Kepler's work stands for knowledge through precise observation and genuine research – for a direct connection to reality.

In the autumn of 1630, Kepler came to Regensburg, where he fell ill and died in the house of the merchant Hildebrand Bill, today's document Kepler. In the entrance foyer to ​​the museum stands a marble bust of Kepler which gives an impressive portrait of the astronomer.

The bust symbolizes genuine thinking and a direct link to history, art, and science—values ​​that the motto of the Long Night of Museums 2025 also reflects. The motif deliberately pixelates the bust and, under the title "Enough pixels? Time for something real," calls for an escape from the constant digital noise and a deliberate analog discovery of genuine art, locations, and experiences.