DISPLAYING THE ANTHROPOCENE IN AND BEYOND MUSEUMS

Libby Robin; Dag Avango; Luke Keogh; Nina Möllers; Helmuth Trischler

doi:10.4324/9781315620770-42

DISPLAYING THE ANTHROPOCENE IN AND BEYOND MUSEUMS

Libby Robin, Dag Avango, Luke Keogh, Nina Möllers, Helmuth Trischler

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Abstract

As global warming and climate change affect communities in different ways, museums become places for personal reflection on the future of the planet. The public is thirsty for clear information and nuanced discussions on environmental change at both local and global scales, but there are few opportunities for serious conversations about these issues that include diverse audiences. Museums focus on the material world: objects, artworks and historical collections. Such materiality can be helpful in environmental discussions, which are often abstract and filled with modeling that is beyond the mathematical literacy of the general public. Objects speak directly to people of all ages.1.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Curating the Future
Subtitle of host publication	Museums, communities and climate change
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	252-266
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317217961
ISBN (Print)	9781138658516
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315620770-42
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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