(25.01.2012)
On the 28th of January at 8 pm the MiMa, museum for minerals and matehematics, hosts two outstanding musicians: the guitarrists Marco Pereira and Thomas Hafen. After a succesful start of the duo three years ago in the Kreuzsattelhütte, they are back at the MiMa to present their songs. Thomas Hinke from Stuttgart will join them as a special guests with playful improvisations. More info here (in German).
(13.01.2012)
The "MiMa - Museum for Minerals und Mathematics" in Oberwolfach will be presented as a sightseeing recommendation in the SWR4 Radio Südbaden, in the morning programme "Frühmagazin" on the 26th of January, 2012. At the same time more information and pictures can be found at the
SWR4-Südbaden web page. We are happy to receive all visitors hearing from us through this programme!
(12.09.2011)
The Verein der Freunde von Mineralien und Bergbau Oberwolfach e.V. could acquire the complete collection of minerals by late mountaineer Albert Müller. He was working at the mine “Grube Clara” from January 1, 1957 and collected an amazing collection of minerals until his retirement. Some of the minerals are exposed in a special vitrine in the media room of the MiMa museum, we show you here some samples of Fluorite and Baryt minerals.
(05.09.2011)
We are pleased to invite you to a special MiMa event: Paul Hildebrandt, the inventor of Zometool and a group of about 20 persons will construct the model of an “exploded stellated hyperdodecahedron”. The model has a size of about 1 m and will be a gift to the MiMa. About half of the group is formed by gifted pupils from the local secondary school. More details here.
(27.07.2011)
The next event of the "Kultur im MiMa" series will be on the 27th of July 2011. Prof. Stephan Klaus will give a presentation on "Symmetry and Beauty in Nature and Mathematics". Many objects in nature feature regularities that we appreciate as beautiful. Just think of snow flakes, snail shells or crystals. And also in art beauty is connected to regularity, for example at the Arabesques of the Alhambra. But, can a mathematical formula be beautiful? Venue: MiMa, Admission: 18.00 hs, Entry: 5 Euro / 3 Euro. More information in the flyer.
(23.06.2011)
The MiMa will be part of the Science Days in the Europapark, Rust from 13th to 15th of October. What do minerals and mathematics have in common? Where do minerals come from and what is their purpose? How do we gain mineral resources? How does a mine work? How do I know which forms are connected to which formulas? How do soap bubbles relate to the fourth dimension? Answers and more questions can be found at the MiMa stall, on all three days from 9 am to 5 pm.
(29.05.2011)
On the 29th of May a special guitarre concert was organized at the MiMa museum: Marco Pereira and his students played Englisch and German folk songs. Additionally to this concert we offered all guests the opportunity to get to know our unique museum! Pictures of the concert can be found in our events gallery.
(04.05.2011)
Jupi at the MiMA! The project around the toy animal Jupi - just visiting Earth from Jupiter - deals with interesting people, projects and institutions
working in social fields. JUPI came to see the MiMa on a trip trhough the German black forest. More details can be found on the web site I am Jupi.
(12.02.2011)
Science reporter Christoph Pöppe of the magazine "Spektrum der Wissenschaft" visits the MiMa Museum. As a mathematician himself he writes about the unique connection of minerals and mathematics and his experience while visiting the MiMa. The full article can be found
here (German).
(24.12.2010)
The MiMa team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!
The snowy Christmas picture is created by Valentina Galata (former school student at Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Saarbrücken) with the programme SURFER. It is a visualization of formulas only!
You can download more algebraic Christmas pictures here or visit the MiMa to create and print your own mathematical pictures!
(15.12.2010)
The MiMa receives the Architecture Award 2010 - New Constructions in the Black Forest!
The sound reconstruction of the historical farmhouse for a public use was especially praised. The constructor and planner have put a special focus on
functional design, an energy and ressource friendly concept, a novel use of technology and the visibility of the old construction heritage.
More information in German can be found here.
(01.11.2010) Winter break in the MiMa: From 1st of November until 15th of December the MiMa will be closed.
We thank our guests for the positive feedback and the many visits in our first months!
After 1st of December the MiMa will re-open again, the winter opening timings will be daily from 11 am to 4 pm.
(19.10.2010) On the 6th and 10th of October 2010 a team of the SWR TV station visited the MiMa. Reporter Thomas Klinghammer came to Oberwolfach, among others also to the Mathematisches
Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. Klinghammer loved the MiMa and its vast collection of minerals from the black forest.
Board member of the Minerals Association Werner Günter handed over a Baryt mineral to Mr. Klinghammer. The TV reports are on air from 25th to 30th of October 2010 in the SWR Landesschau Baden-Württemberg.
(18.08.2010) Today, the mayor of Banjul, the capital of the state of Gambia, and his wife visited the MiMa. The deputy mayor of Oberwolfach, Erna Armbruster, and local reporters joined the visit and the guided tour through the minerals and mathematics sections of the museum. Please find pictures of this special visit in our
gallery.
(14.08.2010) On August 12th four children reporters visited the MiMa. They were equipped with cameras and notebooks to report in detail on the museum. An article on their impressions
will be published in the coming days in the Schwarzwälder Bote. We are curious about their findings, what they liked most and what suggestions they have for the museum! Please find pictures of this visit in our
gallery.
(31.05.2010) The outside facilities of the MiMa museum were inaugurated on the 28th of May. A highlight was the handing over of the wooden benches, sponsored and installed by all crafstmen involved in the building and installation of the museum.
To complete the set an additional minerals "knock"-box will be added for children.
(06.05.2010) The MiMa is now member of the Upper Rhine Museums-Pass, your ticket for over 190 museums, castles, parks and gardens in Germany, France and Switzerland. The Museums-Pass gives free access to the permanent and temporary exhibitions of all member museums for a whole year. More information can be found
here.
(05.05.2010) The English version of the MiMa website is online! Feel free to explore it and come back soon, since we are constantly updating content, pictures and the interactive applets.
