Group
Exhibition
Research and practice
The Exhibition Working Group explores how academic content can be translated into spatial, visual and narrative formats. Its focus is on developing exhibitions that not only present findings but also make academic processes visible and encourage engagement.
We view exhibitions as interfaces between research, collections and the public. They are places where knowledge is not only conveyed, but also jointly reflected upon and further explored.
Our aim is to further develop exhibitions as spaces for research and experience, where scientific knowledge becomes accessible, societal issues are discussed, and new forms of interaction between science and the public emerge.
Key areas
Exhibitions as spaces for dialogue
Our work aims to design exhibitions as open, dialogical spaces. Visitors are not merely seen as recipients, but as active participants who contribute perspectives and help to further develop content.
We involve a range of stakeholders right from the conceptual phase and create opportunities for co-curation and participation. This results in exhibitions that combine academic insights with social issues.
Linking research and practice
The working group collaborates closely with other research areas and the Public Science department. This allows different perspectives – scientific, social scientific and creative – to be incorporated into exhibition development.
A central component of this work are the preparation workshops, which act as an infrastructural interface between research, the collection and exhibitions. Here, objects and materials are created that serve both scientific and educational purposes.
People
Uwe Moldrzyk
Head of Exhibition
Email: Uwe.Moldrzyk@mfn.berlin
Benedikt Esch
Exhibition Staff
Email: Benedikt.Esch@mfn.berlin
Valentin Henning
Technical Staff
Email: Valentin.Henning@mfn.berlin
Bonnie Dietermann
Exhibition Staff
Email: Bonnie.Dietermann@mfn.berlin
Robert Stein
Head of Zoological Taxidermy Workshop
Email: Robert.Stein@mfn.berlin
Jan Panniger
Preperator
Email: Jan.Panniger@mfn.berlin
Enea Leonardo Conte, Cand.scient.cons
Preperator
Email: Enea.Conte@mfn.berlin
Dusan Catricheo
Exhibition Staff
Email: Dusan.Catricheo@mfn.berlin
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Publications
Kühne, N., Gallé, L., Moldrzyk, U., Kreft, S., Dietermann, B., Faber, A., Moormann, A., Hinz, S., Kaiser, K., Heumann, I., Hermannstädter, A., Bilder von: Wolff, E. (2025). 1.4 Die Kolonialgeschichte der Naturkunde ausstellen und vermitteln. In Kaiser, K., Heumann, I. (Hrsg.), Umgang mit kolonialen Objekten der Naturkunde: Empfehlungen, Objekte, Reflexionen (1. Auflage, 82-93). Dresden: Sandstein Kultur. URL: https://www.sandstein-kultur.de/shop/umgang-mit-kolonialen-objekten-der-naturkunde
æ Rössig, W., Dietermann, B., Schultka, Y., Poieam, S., Moldrzyk, U. (2023). Opening museums' science communication to dialogue and participation: the “Experimental Field for Participation and Open Science” at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Journal of Science Communication, 22(04). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/2.22040801
Kaiser, K., Heumann, I., Korum, M., Hermannstädter, A., Kühne, N., Dietermann, B., Vasilyeva, Z., Quaisser, C., Bilder von: Wolff, E. (2025). 1.1 Internationale Kooperationen als leitende Methode. In Kaiser, K., Heumann, I. (Hrsg.), Umgang mit kolonialen Objekten der Naturkunde: Empfehlungen, Objekte, Reflexionen (1. Auflage, 26-45). Dresden: Sandstein Kultur. URL: https://www.sandstein-kultur.de/shop/umgang-mit-kolonialen-objekten-der-naturkunde
Korun, M., Quaisser, C., Vasilyeva, Z., Dietermann, B., Kühne, N., Hermannstädter, A., Heumann, I., Kaiser, K. (2025). Internationale Kooperationen als leitende Methode. In Umgang mit kolonialen Objekten der Naturkunde. Empfehlungen – Forschung – Reflexionen (1. Auflage, 256). Dresden: Sandstein Kultur. URL: https://www.sandstein-kultur.de/shop/umgang-mit-kolonialen-objekten-der-naturkunde
æ Hedder, I., Ziegler, R., Dietermann, B., Ziegler, D. (2023). Praxisbeitrag: Qualitative Befragungen zur Evaluation von Wissenschaftskommunikation am Beispiel des Wissenschaftsvarietés Glitzern & Denken. In Niemann, P., Van Den Bogaert, V., Ziegler, R. (Hrsg.), Evaluationsmethoden der Wissenschaftskommunikation (117-133). Wiesbaden: Springer Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39582-7_8
æ Plechatá, A., Vandeweerdt, C., Atchapero, M., Luong, T., Holz, C., Betsch, C., Dietermann, B., Schultka, Y., Böhm, R., Makransky, G. (2023). Experiencing herd immunity in virtual reality increases COVID-19 vaccination intention: Evidence from a large-scale field intervention study. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 107533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107533