Open Photonics Innovation - ACP's Lichtwerkstatt

Lichtwerkstatt Makerspace

The first and so far only Open Photonics Makerspace in Germany!

Open Photonics Innovation - ACP's Lichtwerkstatt

Image: Sabine Best

The Lichtwerkstatt is Germany's first Photonics Makerspace where citizens, researchers and companies with an interest in optics and photonics can gain free and easy-to-use access to state-of-the-art technical equipment (including AR/VR, 3D scanning, 3D printing, laser cutting, microelectronics) and the necessary know-how to realize their own ideas. In addition to representatives from companies and science, many dedicated master's degree students from physics, photonics, IT sciences and media management are the main Makerspace users. Thanks to our enthusiastic makers, the Lichtwerkstatt has developed into a vivid space for creative work, sharing knowledge and joint experimentation. We offer permanent access, ideas, workshops, jobs and other opportunities to everyone who approaches us.

Image: Christian Helgert
Hands-on! Der MINT Makerspace Unser kostenloses Angebot für Schulen, Jugendzentren, Kinder-, Jugend- und Familienhilfeeinrichtungen und außerschulische Bildungseinrichtungen.
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)
Program and Workshops We love knowledge sharing and learning from each other!
Image: Reinhard Geiss, Uni Jena.
Our Tools and Equipment - FOR YOU Our makerspace provides modern low-tech and high-tech tools, machines and software from various fields.
Image: Johannes Kretzschmar, Lichtwerkstatt Jena.
Users' Projects (Selection) Start your own project today!
Image: David Zakoth, Uni Jena.
Contact Get in touch with us! If you are interested in realizing your own project in the Lichtwerkstatt Jena, simply get in touch with us:

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Make. Learn. Share.

We are a makerspace at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena de, operating at the intersection of research, industry, and society, and exploring the diverse pathways of knowledge and technology transfer between these fields. As a free resource for members of the university and external enthusiasts alike, we offer a fully equipped workshop, optics laboratory, and an extensive program of workshops. Through numerous initiatives and hackathons, we are continuously working to communicate cutting-edge research from FSU Jena and provide innovative impulses to strengthen Jena’s culture of entrepreneurship. Let’s build something together!

Do you have an idea?

Visit us and join our community of tinkerers, innovators, industry professionals, researchers and curious citizens! The Lichtwerkstatt is an open workshop located in Jena. Anyone with an interest in the natural sciencs is given free access to modern technical equipment as well as the necessary know-how to develop and realize their own ideas. We offer space to experiment together, exchange experiences and find new collaborators. Together with our numerous partners, we offer a range of event formats such as workshops, hackathons and also visits to schools.

Lichtwerkstatt Jena: #Open Photonics Makeathon 2019

placeholder image — Hackathon 2019 of the Lichtwerkstatt Jena.
Image: FSU/LichtwerkstattJena

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Start your project today!
Join the Lichtwerkstatt community and use all tools for free to build your own project