Nostalgia as a tool for desirable futures
Was everything better in the past—or was it? Nostalgia is a powerful emotion: it can connect us, comfort us, and offer hope, but it can also cloud our vision of the future. In times of change, we experience it everywhere—in politics, pop culture, and personal memories. But what happens when people use nostalgia not as a refuge, but as a resource for shaping the future?
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You will experiment with memories, images, and feelings from the past—and explore how they influence your visions of tomorrow.
In a playful and speculative way, you will investigate how nostalgic images are created, what they do to our imagination, and how they can be translated into new visions of the future.
Together, you will try out different approaches, develop initial prototypes, and test how nostalgia can help make desirable futures more tangible—without falling into simplistic "everything was better in the past" narratives. This workshop is a pilot format of Futures Probes and invites you to think along, participate, and imagine together.
Workshop Leaders
Lilith Boettcher and Katrina Günther (from Futures Probes)
Information
-> Venue: Workshop area in the Lab
-> Admission: Free
-> Language: German
-> Maximum number of participants: 20
-> Prerequisites: No prior knowledge required
-> Recommended age: 16 and up
Tickets
Tickets are required for this event. Due to limited space, only one ticket per person can be booked.
Additional information
Meeting point: Workshop area in the Lab
Accessibility
-> Wheelchair-accessible venue.
- Seats without seating are available for wheelchair users.
The future is for everyone! Futurium aims to be accessible to all people. If you have any further accessibility needs, please let us know at info@futurium.de
- Seats without seating are available for wheelchair users.
The future is for everyone! Futurium aims to be accessible to all people. If you have any further accessibility needs, please let us know at info@futurium.de
Dates
May 2026
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