Back room tour at the MPI-CBG

Obscura Day on April 28

Unnaturally-colored neon fish. A room filled with rows upon rows of deep blue tanks. Minuscule worms crawling under the gaze of a microscope lens. And a beautiful rooftop view of the castles along the Elbe River Valley.

Look behind the scenes of modern research in a guided tour through the labs of the MPI-CBG. Take this opportunity to learn more about what scientific research really means. Over 45 nations are working here under one roof, in an architecturally-significant building that fosters communication and echoes our flat organizational structure. And watch scientists at work at the institute that was voted the number one place in the world to do a postdoc in the "Best Place to Work" survey.

Obscura Day is an international celebration of unusual places, full of expeditions, back room tours & explorations of the hidden wonders in your own hometown.