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For Science Week 2026, Research Ireland invites you to experience WATERLICHT, a dream landscape that explores the power and poetry of water.

Created by Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde, WATERLICHT uses LEDs and lenses to create a virtual flood, illustrating how high water levels could rise. It is designed to remind us of the importance of water innovation and the impact of climate change. 

WATERLICHT speaks directly to this year’s Science Week theme, Water: From Molecule to Ocean, inviting us to explore water at every scale, from something fundamental to life to a powerful force that shapes our landscapes, climate and communities. Standing beneath a virtual flood created by WATERLICHT encourages us to consider not only the forces shaping the world around us, but how our understanding of water can help us respond to change and prepare for the future. 

WATERLICHT will run on the 13th and 14th November 2026. Entrance via Clonmel Street off Harcourt Street, near the St. Stephen’s Green Luas Stop. See more details on WATERLICHT here.

WATERLICHT is produced by SoSimpatico.