About the event
Climate change represents unique challenges and possibilities for museums. It's omnipresent but intangible, bridges planetary history and the future, involves different knowledge traditions, is polarising and engaging, and requires both urgent attention and thoughtful consideration. Thus, climate change demands new conversations and ways of engaging with the public. However, museums' role in society is becoming increasingly difficult, as conversations about climate change can compromise their role and function as trusted and neutral sources of information and scientific knowledge. What is the role and future of climate museums? ClimCults planned mini exhibition at Klimahuset will attempt to tackle some of these challenges by exploring the Little Ice Age through the lens of human responses. What choices did people make, and why does it matter?
Reading
Robin, Libby. "Museums in the Long Now: History in the Geological Age of Humans", Journal of the Philosophy of History 14, 3 (2020): 359-381, doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/18722636-12341448
Organiser
NB: External guests should register with Ada Arendt.