Children, scholars and artists have one thing in common: they never stop asking questions. Since 2003, the ZOOM children’s lectures have been getting audiences aged eight and up excited about all kinds of research areas. Renowned scholars talk about topics that are particularly interesting to children. The young audience asks questions, joins in and challenges the lecturers with their interest. The special series of children’s lectures all about love are a collaboration between the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) | Free Republic of Vienna and ZOOM Children’s Museum that livens up the discourse at the House of the Republic. In addition to the children’s lectures, children and young people are invited to explore and contribute to the festival hub and the Republic of Love from a young person’s perspective.

Julia Holzer, 5.6., 10am
Can learning be something we love? And what does courage have to do with it?
Confidence is all about how you see yourself and what you think about yourself. It affects how you tackle challenges and how much you trust yourself to learn something new. In this lecture, we will talk about how self-love and confidence can give you strength – and how that ties into your

Laura Wiesböck, 12.6., 10am
What is love? About relationships, feelings and what they mean to us
There are many different kinds of love and that makes our lives so special. What we think about love is often shaped by the expectations of others. We will talk with each other about what love means to us – and about the fact that love is not just a feeling, but also an action.

In cooperation with ZOOM Kindermuseum