Albert Einstein was living in Bern in 1905 when he developed the famous formula E=mc2 and thus turned our previous concept of space and time on its head. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the theory of relativity, the Historical Museum Bern organized the exhibition “Albert Einstein (1879-1955)” that attracted 350’000 visitors in Switzerland.

This exhibition will now be presented in China: It will first be inaugurated at the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) in Beijing, where it is accessible to the public from 1 June until 6 October 2010. Further stops are planned in

• Guangzhou (November 2010–February 2011),
• Hong Kong (April–August 2011), and
• Shanghai (October 2011–February 2012).

More than 200 objects, texts and film documents are staged to provide a vivid, intricate illustration of Einstein’s life and times. Apart from shedding light on Einstein’s biography and putting it in the context of global history, the exhibition also provides insight into his revolutionary ideas in the realm of physics. In addition to the exhibition itself, a complementary program with lectures by Nobel Prize Laureats is organized by swissnex China.