Object n°47
Bakelite telephone
Hanover, Germany, DE
Object n°173
"Garden Waste"
Cottbus - Chóśebuz, Germany, DE
Biodiversity loss, Environmental changes, Garden, Circulation
Object n°29
Nokia cell phone
Görlitz, Germany, DE
Electronic scrap, Telecommunications
Object n°196
Sledge
Dresden, Germany, DE
Object n°121
Dirty hoopoe species
France, FR
Erosion of biodiversity
Object n°149
My erasable pen
Berlin, Germany, DE
School
Object n°183
Traffic signs
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, France, FR
Hiking
Object n°218
Nutcracker
Olbernhau, Germany, DE
Family tradition, Preservation, Handicraft, Handwork, Craft, Christmas, Fixed, Trade with natural objects, Mass production
Object n°41
Fan Coral
Mahabalipuram, India, IN
Environmental pollution, Coral bleaching
Object n°266
Awake
Ludwigsthal, Germany, DE
National Park, Forest dieback, Falkenstein, Wilderness camp, Spartan, Self-sufficient
Object n°13
Gold chain
New Delhi, India, IN
Family, Culture, Religion, Resources
Object n°34
Pure Rhine water
Bonn, Germany, DE
Rhine, Water quality, Research
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°99
"Africa meets Europe"
Gersheim, Germany, DE
Colonialism
Object n°47
Bakelite telephone
Hanover, Germany, DE
Object n°173
"Garden Waste"
Cottbus - Chóśebuz, Germany, DE
Biodiversity loss, Environmental changes, Garden, Circulation
Object n°29
Nokia cell phone
Görlitz, Germany, DE
Electronic scrap, Telecommunications
Object n°196
Sledge
Dresden, Germany, DE
Object n°121
Dirty hoopoe species
France, FR
Erosion of biodiversity
Object n°149
My erasable pen
Berlin, Germany, DE
School
Object n°183
Traffic signs
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, France, FR
Hiking
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