Exhibitions
The Wegener diaries: Scientific expeditions into the eternal ice
This collaboration with the Deutsches Museum centers around the digitization of 31 unpublished diaries of the German polar researcher Alfred Wegener (1880-1930). The exhibition contextualizes his diaries with related digitized documents, reports, maps, and photos.
Wilderness Babel. What does wilderness mean in your language?
This collaboration with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies of the University of Zurich wants to offer short descriptions of the different ways in which the concept of wilderness is expressed in a sampling of the world's major languages.
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, a book that changed the world
This project, a collaboration with the Newberry Library in Chicago, illustrates how archival materials can show the way that a variety of actors—railroad executives, girl scouts, advertising men, European settlers, farmers, and entrepreneurs—shaped the way landscapes were marketed, perceived, and used.
Promotion and transformation of landscapes along the CB&Q railroad
This project, a collaboration with the Newberry Library in Chicago, illustrates how archival materials can show the way that a variety of actors—railroad executives, girl scouts, advertising men, European settlers, farmers, and entrepreneurs—shaped the way landscapes were marketed, perceived, and used.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Hazardous Substances
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, this collaboration with the Deutsches Museum will present the history of selected chemical products, focusing on their dangers for the environment and human health.
