- AutorIn
- Lynn Harles Bauhaus-University Weimar
- Titel
- Interfacing Natural History Museums
- Untertitel
- Future avenues for Natural History Collections from an Eco-Social Design Perspective
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-952735
- Konferenz
- DGTF Annual Conference 2024 in Lucerne. Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), 26.04. - 27.04.2024
- Quellenangabe
- What could possibly go wrong?
Herausgeber: Merle Ibach, Dr. Andrea Augsten, Prof. Dr. Axel Vogelsang
Erscheinungsort: Dresden
Verlag: TUDpress
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 96-107 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2024
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25368/2024.DGTF.008
- Abstract (EN)
- DESIGNING GOVERNANCE – POWER AND COMPLICITY
- This exploratory paper presents a novel perspective on Natural History Museums (NHMs) through the lens of design research. It explores how recent advancements in design, including the emergence of Design Research Labs and the More-Than-Human Turn, can catalyse NHMs' transformation from static public spaces into vibrant centers for interdisciplinary biodiversity research, innovative collection practices, and knowledge dissemination crucial for addressing ecological crises. These museums are envisioned as pivotal arenas for democratic discourse, environmental conservation, and advocating for multispecies justice. Of particular interest are the historical intersections between industrial design, modern NHMs, and early ecological movements dating back to the First Industrial Revolution. Additionally, Natural History Collections narrate tales of resilience, adaptation, and life's failures on Earth. The specimens housed within these collections, conceived as «knowledge-things,» are intricately linked with social, political, ecological, and technological developments, offering untapped potential from a design perspective. This paper proposes four promising avenues for future research, positioning NHMs as fertile ground within the design discipline for further investigation.
- Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- Eco-Social Design, Design Research Labs, Natural History Museum, Natural History Collections, More-Than-Human Design
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 629
- Klassifikation (RVK)
- ZG 9148
- Verlag
- TUDpress, Dresden
- Förder- / Projektangaben
- Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Promotionsprojekts „Zwischen ausgestorbenen Arten und spekulativen Ökologien: Interfacing Natural Science Collections through Design Research Labs“
- Sonstige beteiligte Institution
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung e.V., Berlin
- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
- Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), Luzern
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-952735
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 21.01.2025
- Dokumenttyp
- Konferenzbeitrag
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
CC BY-NC 4.0
- Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction 2 Natural History Museums as objects of investigation for design research. 2.1 Natural History Museums as interdisciplinary hubs and their meaning for design 2.2 Western understandings of nature & the environmental crisis 3 The value of design research for NHMS in transition 3.1 Design as Knowledge Production 3.2 Common grounds of design and NHMS 4 Bridging the GAP: Natural History Collections as know-ledge repositories for design 5 Conclusion: Future avenues of design at the intersection of NHMS Acknowledgements References