In the tour through all the exhibition rooms, the concept of nature is explored using selected objects from 800 years of German history: From the world egg to the wolf to pictorial representations of destroyed landscapes of the Anthropocene. How has the changing relationship between man and nature shaped faith, life and society over the centuries?
Image gallery
VISUAL „Natur und deutsche Geschichte”
The mystic Hildegard von Bingen, for example, saw in nature an original force, "viriditas". In the early modern period, humans began to make extensive use of natural resources and permanently changed the environment. What people define as nature, how they deal with it and what ideas they associate with it are subject to constant change. The tour offers a variety of insights into events and developments that have changed or shaped the concept of nature.
(IN GERMAN)
Additional information
The Armory and the overview exhibition on German history are closed due to construction work. In the Pei Building, "Roads Not Taken. Or: It Could Have Been Different" explores 14 turning points in German history of the 19th and 20th centuries. Other exhibitions in the Pei Building complement the offerings:
Exhibiting Violence: First Exhibitions on the Nazi Occupation in Europe, 1945-1948
Roads Not Taken. Or: It Could Have Been Different
Pei Building
Daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed on December 24
Exhibiting Violence: First Exhibitions on the Nazi Occupation in Europe, 1945-1948
Roads Not Taken. Or: It Could Have Been Different
Pei Building
Daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed on December 24
