15.09.2026
From the Museum into Everyday Life
The co-creation team is taking the dialogue about HIV into places where it is not yet taking place.
How can we talk about HIV in companies, rural areas, and medical practices in a way that reduces stigma? Building on the successful exhibition “Sprechen über HIV” (Talking about HIV) at the City Museum, the co-creation team continues to explore this question – and plans to take the exhibition on tour. The interactive exhibition remains open until November 2026.
A "Science Cocktail Night" on the topic was held outside the City Museum on July 3, 2026, supported by students in Media Studies. Over cocktails or non-alcoholic drinks, the evening featured conversations with researchers and people living with HIV, a reading by Torsten Poggenpohl from his book “einfach!ch: schwul.bipolar.positiv.”, a quiz, an information booth from Aidshilfe Tübingen-Reutlingen e.V., and guided tours of the exhibition.
Find out more about the co-creation team: Talking About HIV
More information
On the Instagram channel @engage.tuebingen, you can get an impression of the Science Cocktail Night, find interesting posts about talking about HIV, and can discover many other posts connecting science and society.
Participants
The co-creation team is a project of the University of Tübingen’s Public Engagement Hub and is facilitated by Natalie Lenhof and Oliver Häußler.
Co-creation team partners:
Dr. Kristina Hopfensperger, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen
Melanie Eisele, Roland Fritsch, Anna Mayr, Gitta Rosenkranz, Brigitte Ströbele – Aidshilfe Tübingen-Reutlingen e.V.
People living with HIV
Guido Szymanska, Tübingen City Museum
Master’s students in Media Studies at the University of Tübingen:
Anna Borowka, Katharina Braun, Ceyda Demircan, Hannes Fritz, Lennart Gröger, Helin Karim, Jana Löcklin, Josefine B. Mehler, Lena Müller, Lara Pedrosa, Lena Pinto, Linda Roß, Vivien Solbrig, Gamze Ugur, Marie Ulmer, Melina Valenta, Julian Wälder.
Additional participants:
Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall, Institute of Media Studies / Center for Media Competence (ZFM)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Sauter, Institute of Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen