Artists immerse themselves in CERN's vibrant environment and engage with the scientific community

During their residency, artists immerse themselves in CERN’s cutting-edge research, gaining first-hand understanding of experimental sites. The Arts at CERN team curates each residency to align with the artist’s practice and project, coordinating visits to facilities and meetings with scientists.

The CERN Art and Science Summit highlights the achievement of CERN’s forward-thinking approach to arts and creativity. Following the inaugural Summit in 2024, the second edition will bring together a selected group of guests, including …

The art commissions programme allows artists who have completed residences at CERN to expand their artistic research and exploration. With the support of scientific partners and experiments, artists transform their ideas into new art productions.

Arts at CERN is the arts program of CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2012, when the first artist-in-residence arrived, we invite artists to experience how physicists use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to explore the big questions about the universe.

Commissioned by Arts at CERN, this video essay explores the universal language of the trumpet shape—a form resonating through nature, culture, and the cosmos.

Engage with science and art in our exhibitions and events held at CERN and across the world Since 2018, the Exhibitions and Events programme has offered spaces for public engagement with CERN through artistic expression.

The day began with the inaugural CERN Art and Science Summit. Renowned artists and physicists delved into the challenges and opportunities of engagement across disciplines. The Summit highlighted the achievements of CERN’s forward-thinking approach to arts and creativity throughout its history, with a particular emphasis on the work of Arts ...

May 6, 2021 · This exhibition brings together some of the artistic works commissioned by Arts at CERN over the last few years, exploring how the great questions about our universe are pursued by fundamental science, and at the same time the arts and humanities are echoed in …

Collide is a unique opportunity for artists with a strong interest in the intersection of art, science, and technology. It provides an engaging environment for collaboration with CERN’s creative ecosystem and encourages insightful exchanges with …