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SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Research Politics Collection Guidelines on Dealing with Natural History Collections from Colonial Contexts Taking current discussions in science, society and politics into account the project aims at developing recommendations and standards for dealing with natural history collections from colonial contexts...
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Collection Colonial Provenances of Nature The project examines the history of the MfN's mammal collection in the decades between 1880 and 1920. During this period, the collection expanded remarkably in terms of quantity and uniqueness of the material available. This increase was made possible through a context of imperial expansion...
SP4 Museum and Society Research Knowledge Transfer Model learning using dioramas, VR experiences, and other experiential spaces. This study examines the extent to which learners' mental models of natural ecosystems, using coral reefs as an example, gradually develop through repeated and varied encounters with dioramas (and other experiential spaces such as VR experiences, aquarium visits).
SP4 Museum and Society Science in Society Citizen Science WissensFluss: The Berlin Panke WissensFluss Panke - Knowledge Flow Panke - is a participatory project in which we invite schools and the general public to discover and explore the biodiversity and habitats of a local Berlin river - the Panke.
Science in Society Berliner Stadtnatur series With the boxes from the Berliner Stadtnatur series, Berliners can make their way to the parks and green spaces of the capital to find out more about the urban biodiversity. Each box focuses on a different species. In addition to interesting information, we also want to give practical tips on how and
SP4 Museum and Society Education and Exhibition Science in Society Research Knowledge Transfer Society Evolution Evaluation of elementary school students understanding of evolution. This European Study of Eurositizen.eu aims to understand how elementary school students think regarding evolution of living beings.
SP2 Collection Development and Biodiversity Discovery Collection Development SP3 Digital World and Information Science Science Data Management Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Collections management Politics Collection Society Digitalization Collection disclosure and development With the future plan, the museum drives the sustainable development and disclosure of its collection forward and provides innovative use.
SP4 Museum and Society Education and Exhibition Science in Society Research Knowledge Transfer Society Evolution E²MeVa – Attitude towards Evolution – Measurements and Validity of Outcomes In this study on the acceptance of evolution, various subjects such as museum visitors, school children, and student teachers are surveyed using different international measuring instruments.
Science Data Management Research Infrastructure Open Museum Collections management Collection Digitalization Data Portal The data portal of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin provides access to the digitised collection objects. It is in continuous development and will gradually be filled with further entries.
SP3 Digital World and Information Science Science Data Management Research Collection Biodiversity Open Science Society Cultural Heritage National Research Data Infrastructure The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin plays a leading role in sustainable national and international scientific networking. It contributes its competencies to how data can be opened up, linked and made accessible in an innovative way.
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Research Politics Collection Heavy Gifts Natural history collections are primarily comprised of object acquired through donation. The mineral and petrograph collection at the Museum für Naturkunde is no exception and was granted several private collections in the first decades of its establishment.
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Database Research Data Management Collection Digitalization Digitizing Collections, Prototyping Publics What might be the potential role of publics within the current digitisation project of the MFN collections?
SP4 Museum and Society Science in Society Humanities of Nature Transfer Collection Citizen Science Society Digitalization Towards a collection of the Anthropocene News: Storytelling and Writing Workshops in July and August: learn more A Collection Experiment
SP4 Museum and Society Research Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Collection Images of Nature The contributions in the series "Images of Nature" provide insights into the image collections of the Historical Division.
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Research Knowledge Transfer Lecture series: Animals as objects? This interdisciplinary and international lecture series examines the role of animals in institutional and infrastructural arrangements, past and present.
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Collection Society Cliff If Felsen Cliff if Felsen is a poetry project that explores the poetics and politics of the natural history specimen. It centres around the birds that zoologist Ernst Schäfer and American naturalist Brooke Dolan II collected during their second expedition to Tibet…
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Research Politics Society The Trained Animal Until today, the popularity of Animal Training since the mid-19th century continues. People are fascinated by the narrative behind this subject …
Humanities of Nature Research Research Infrastructure Collection Cultural Heritage The image collection of Georg August Zenker in the Historical Division The image collection of Georg August Zenker in the Historical Division
SP4 Museum and Society Humanities of Nature Research Research Infrastructure Collections management Research Data Management Collection Nature’s Registry When the Berlin Zoological Museum was establishes in 1810, the collection of specimens just barely managed to fill four rooms in the eastern wing of the city’s new university. By 1820, hundreds of specimens were flowing into the museum’s collection…
SP4 Museum and Society Science in Society Research Transfer Biodiversity Citizen Science Society Bees, pollination and citizen science in Berlin's gardens How can urban gardens contribute to wild bee conservation in Berlin? How can gardeners and urban planners support wild bees and their pollination effects in community gardens?

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