Welcome to the Anthropocene

Abstract

Together with the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, the Deutsches Museum hosted a major special exhibition: “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands ” (5 December 2014 through 30 September 2016). The endeavor was based on a proposal by Prof. Dr. Reinhold Leinfelder developed during his fellowship at the Rachel Carson Center and the book Menschenzeit by Christian Schwägerl. Both Leinfelder, in his function as affiliated Carson Professor, and Schwägerl were involved in the conceptualization process of the exhibition. The exhibition team was led by Dr. Nina Möllers; the cooperation partner was the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin.