Nature and German History
Facts & Dates

Duration
14 November 2025 to 7 June 2026
Exhibition Space
around 560 m², Pei Building, First floor
Size of Exhibition
250 objects (more than half of these are from the DHM collection)
President
Raphael Gross
Head of exhibitions
Ulrike Kretzschmar
Head of project
Dorlis Blume
Curator
Julia Voss
Research associate
Martin Baumert
Project assistant
Toni Wagner
Expert advisory board
Birgit Aschmann, Etienne Benson, Christina Brandt, Franz-Josef Brüggemeier, Moritz Epple, Michael Hagner, Dirk van Laak, Ulinka Rublack, Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
Filmed interviews on issues of Nature with
David Blackbourn, Nils Franke, Annette Kehnel, Ulinka Rublack, Veronika Settele, Nikolaus Wachsmann
Visual consultant
Mason Leaver-Yap
Exhibition architecture
Hans Hagemeister, Gregor Müller-Übach, Marie-Luise Uhle
Registrar
Nicole Schmidt
Student assistants
Anna-Lena Almstedt, Johannes Karger, Louis Keller, Nina Markert
Intern
Julia Sophia Bezold
Education and communication
Brigitte Vogel-Janotta (Head of department), Verena Bischoff, Claudia Braun Carrasco, Giorgio Del Vecchio, Rebecca Junglas, Attila Magyar, Max Wandel (Guides), Anna-Lena Janako, Andrea Schenk (Visitor service)
Inclusion and accessibility
Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde zu Leipzig (DZB), Leipzig
hands down, Lena-Elise Aicher und Antonia Nannt, Berlin
Philipp Matschoss, F7 Digital GmbH, Rietberg
Fabian Müller, Prüfzentrum Leichte Sprache Schwaben, Donauwörth
Sign Support, Berlin
Werk 5 GmbH, Berlin
WIR Redaktion, Fürst Donnersmarck-Stiftung zu Berlin
yomma GmbH, Berlin
Editing
Dorit Aurich, Berlin; Harriet Merrow, Berlin
Translations
John Berwick, Jud. Buzău/Rumänien; Stephen Locke, Berlin; Robert Zwarg, Leipzig
Exhibiton graphics
Visual Space Agency, Julia Volkmar mit Anja Rausch
Studio Bens, Jens Ludewig, Benjamin Rheinwald
Graphics production
Digidax, Potsdam
Media design and media technology
Sina Aghazadehsaeini, Felice Fornabaio
Media installation
Eidotech GmbH, Berlin
Photo service
Anne-Dorte Krause, Claudia Küchler
Photography
Sebastian Ahlers, Indra Desnica
Conservation
Martina Homolka (Head of department), Michaela Brand, Elke Enzmann, Julia Garve, Juliane Girndt, Barbara Haussmann, Ulrike Hügle, Olaf Ignaszewski, Mathias Lang, Antje Nützmann, Matthes Nützmann, Hannah Pesch, Anne Ristau, Claartje van Haaften, Annine Wöllner, Judith Zimmer, Maxi Zimmermann
Framing
Sabina Fernández-Weiß
Exhibition construction and workshops
Lisa Berchtold (Head of department), Jens Albert, Sven Brosig, Christin Elle, Anette Forkert, Susanne Hennig, Torsten Ketteniß, Kai-Evert Kriege, Holger Lehmann, Ralf Schulze, Thomas Strehl, Stefan Thimm, Gunnar Wilhelm
Painters
Malermeister Antosch, Berlin
Carpenters
Max Leppinius GmbH Messebauten, Birkenwerder
Object installation
Abrell & van den Berg – Ausstellungsservice GbR, Berlin
Collections
Fritz Backhaus (Director of department), Wolfgang Cortjaens, Julia Franke, Thomas Jander, Aaron Jochim, Matthias Miller, Katrin Peters-Klaphake, Brigitte Reineke, Matthias Struch, Thomas Weißbrich, Sabine Witt
Communications
Stephan Adam, Christina Behrendt, Ina Frodermann, Fanny Heidenreich, Jenny Jakubik, Daniela Lange, Alexandra de Léon, Thabea Lintzmeyer, Ilka Linz, Jana Nawrot, Nicola Schnell, Peter Schützhold, Oliver Schweinoch
IT
Gerhard Schmitt (Head of department), Alexandra Gelemerova, Jan Dirk Kluge, Uwe Naujack, Magnus Wagner
Controlling
Ines Baginski, Ramona Selchow
Scientific programme
Nike Thurn
Film series
Stephan Ahrens, Jörg Frieß
Audio guide
K13, Kinomischung und Tonstudio, Berlin
Nathanael Kuck, Berlin
Sven Brieger, Blake Farha, Jana Kozewa, Jaron Löwenberg, Dulcie Smart, Antje Thiele (Speakers)
soundgarden audioguidance GmbH, München
Communication campaign
Studio Bens, Jens Ludewig, Benjamin Rheinwald
Visual Space Agency, Julia Volkmar