International Day for Biological Diversity What does ore mining have to do with forestry? What impact did the straightening of the Rhine in the 19th century have? How did a whale help facilitate the installation of filtration systems in factories?
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Ausstellung im DHM
To mark International Day for Biological Diversity, this tour through 800 years of German history explores how human activities have altered nature and biodiversity.
Through selected objects—such as a plaster potato, documents detailing a successful commons on Lake Constance, a motorcycle, or a model of a shovel excavator—the exhibition explores forms of land use, economic interests, and technical developments, as well as their impact on habitats.
The exhibition explores societies’ perspectives on nature as well as conservation measures and environmental ideologies within the respective political systems.
IN GERMAN
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Dates
May 2026
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