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Curating Ecological and Biological Attention Beyond Museums

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: Natural history museums are increasingly moving beyond their walls, bringing biodiversity knowledge into places and institutions where ecological and biological questions are not necessarily part of the everyday conversation. In this perspective, we reflect on a three-year collaboration between Senckenberg and the European Central Bank, including scientific events, biodiversity activities and exhibitions. We explore what happens when museum expertise enters such an institutional space, and how museums can help spark curiosity and curate ecological and biological attention in unexpected places.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24082127

Authors: Niamir, Aidin, Neuschulz, Eike Lena, Mueller, Thorolf, Graf, Valentin, Wilke, Sabine, Tockner, Klement

Institutions: Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, FWF Austrian Science Fund, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Freie Universität Berlin

Language: English

Topic: Museums and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225640410

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