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“Our motto is ‘I discover.’ ”
Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt, Director and initiator
Back in 1999, when Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt decided to
create new impulses for Wolfsburg, he already proceeded according to this motto, and “discovered” the
innovative concept of the Wolfsburg Science Center, the phæno. The objective of the center is to help
people learn more about technology and the natural sciences by transforming them into first hand
experiences. This is accomplished by way of entertaining experiments visitors perform themselves. “That
will work well in Wolfsburg,” thought Guthardt, the city’s minister for culture at the time, and translated
this daring idea into reality. The phæno was designed by top architect Zaha Hadid and opened its doors
to the public in 2005. Since then it has welcomed between 25,000 and 40,000 visitors each month –
a successful experiment.