Curating Ecological and Biological Attention Beyond Museums
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.
Authors
- Valentin Graf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1112-0220)
- Aidin Niamir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4511-3407)
- Eike Lena Neuschulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-2580)
- Klement Tockner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-8151)
- Thorolf Müller
- Sabine Wilke
Institutions
- FWF Austrian Science Fund (AT)
- Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (DE)
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (DE)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24082127
- Primary Topic
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Type
- preprint