Wolfgang Hansch, Dr. rer. nat. habil., studied geology, was responsible from 2005 for the concept and structure of experimenta that opened in 2009 in Heilbronn, and has been its Managing Director since 2007. He is the author and editor of numerous publications about earth history and cultural history topics. He has a seat on various educational committees and chairmanship of the Regional Association for Natural Science-Technical Youth Education in Baden-Württemberg.

• When Inquiry leads to Learning-by-doingDieter and Franziska SchwarzIntroductionWolfgang HanschThe Architecture of the Hagenbucher Oilseed StorehoseThomas BochmannThe Architecture of the New BuildingMatthias SauerbruchA Science Center in a New DimensionWolfgang HanschThe experimentaKenan Bromann, Bärbel Renner,Christian Sichau, Thomas WendtThe Research WorldsThe Discovery WorldsThe Experience WorldsA Ship of KnowledgeThe experimenta BrandEducation is our most important resourceDieter Schwarz FoundationLiteratureAuthorsProject ParticipantsAwards/NominationsAcknowledgementsImprint/Picture credits