Object n°151
Socket
Berlin, Germany, DE
Electricity, Plastic, Iron
Object n°232
A dwindling natural world
France, FR
nature, birds, normandie, point of view, hiking, anthropization
Object n°154
Southern tree frog
Beaucaire, France, FR
Biodiversity that affects our environment, especially animals., Concreting, Protection of wetlands
Object n°70
What was there before there was something?
Saint-Brieuc, France, FR
Urbanization, Rural exodus, Experimentation
Object n°67
Young crocodile without front feet from Berlin Kunstkammer
Berlin, Germany, DE
Art Chamber, Chamber of wonders, Chamber of art and curiosities, Cultures of collecting, Provenance Research, Colonial Contexts, Natural History, Digitization, Reconstruction
Object n°165
Feathers wild bird station
Berlin, Germany, DE
Ornithology, Feathers, Urban Nature, City birds, Wild bird station, Federal Volunteer Service
Object n°55
Bitterfeld fragment
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, DE
GDR, Bitterfeld, Industry, Load, Relief, Fragment
Object n°277
Shovel.
Berlin, Germany, DE
the shovel was used by an unknown African man, the museum reference shows colonial power, social inequalities, colonization
Apple trees are blossoming earlier, butterflies are getting rarer and cities are spilling out into the countryside: What has happened? How has your environment changed? What can personal items or historical objects tell us about these transformations?
Contribute your object and your story to help us understand environmental change and the challenges of the future! Learn more about the project
Join us as we create a new kind of collection:
Object n°253
Evening birds
France, FR
Object n°151
Socket
Berlin, Germany, DE
Electricity, Plastic, Iron
Object n°232
A dwindling natural world
France, FR
nature, birds, normandie, point of view, hiking, anthropization
Object n°154
Southern tree frog
Beaucaire, France, FR
Biodiversity that affects our environment, especially animals., Concreting, Protection of wetlands
Object n°70
What was there before there was something?
Saint-Brieuc, France, FR
Urbanization, Rural exodus, Experimentation
Object n°67
Young crocodile without front feet from Berlin Kunstkammer
Berlin, Germany, DE
Art Chamber, Chamber of wonders, Chamber of art and curiosities, Cultures of collecting, Provenance Research, Colonial Contexts, Natural History, Digitization, Reconstruction
Object n°165
Feathers wild bird station
Berlin, Germany, DE
Ornithology, Feathers, Urban Nature, City birds, Wild bird station, Federal Volunteer Service
Object n°55
Bitterfeld fragment
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, DE
GDR, Bitterfeld, Industry, Load, Relief, Fragment
Contributions across the world
What do everyday objects and personal memories tell us about environmental change? Explore the collection: Where do the objects and stories come from? Who are the collectors? How are our personal memories connected to global developments?
Explore the collectionHow to
contribute ?
1 Choose your object!
It is up to you to decide which objects fit in the collection: You can contribute anything from an everyday object or an historical record to a personal memory, an old cookbook, a family photo, or a piece of music.
Your object should fulfill 3 criteria:
- - originate from the past
- - have a personal connection to you
- - tell us something about the changes in our environment
1 Choose your object!
It is up to you to decide which objects fit in the collection: You can contribute anything from an everyday object or an historical record to a personal memory, an old cookbook, a family photo, or a piece of music.
Your object should fulfill 3 criteria:
- - originate from the past
- - have a personal connection to you
- - tell us something about the changes in our environment