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On Water… from the Sea. On Marine Habitats, Care, and Threatened Ecosystems

Saturday, November 7 | 4–6:30 PM | Humboldt Labor | As Part of Berlin Science Week What can coral skeletons reveal about the history of the oceans? How can we develop new ways of living alongside marine organisms? And how...
OnWater Interdisciplinary Experiments
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Mediation Concepts Research

What Does Water Sound Like? A Citizen Science Game About Music and Imagination

What do we see in our mind’s eye when we listen to music? And to what extent is this influenced by what others have heard before us? These are the questions explored by the digital station “Sounds of Water” in...
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OnWater Colonialism

Object Stories: Bastian Herbst and the Naval Shipworm

From the Series: “Object Stories: Meet the Team”   “The naval shipworm is a striking example of just how powerful even the smallest creatures can be,” explains Bastian Herbst, Curator for Outreach at the Humboldt Labor. In the exhibition On...
OnWater Research
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Mediation Concepts

“Science Is Like a Journey”

Inken Sarah Mischke on short films about research, the enthusiasm behind scientific work, and the question of how knowledge leads to change. Interview: Dr. Thomas Lilge · Conducted on September 28, 2026 Inken Sarah Mischke is a cinematographer, director, and...
OnWater Gestaltung
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Literatur Literature Design

Following the Traces of Water: Exhibition Catalog “On Water. Fluid Perspectives” to Be Published on October 30, 2026

Water connects seas and clouds, glaciers and cities, humans, animals, and plants. It flows through landscapes, bodies, and stories—and lies at the heart of the exhibition On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin. On October 20, 2026, the accompanying exhibition catalog, On...
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Environment OnWater

Object Stories: Max Illner and the Diatoms

From the Series: “Object Stories: Meet the Team” “How do you exhibit something that is barely visible?” This was the question Max Illner, technical curator at the Humboldt Labor, faced when developing the diatom display case. These microorganisms native to...
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OnWater

Object Stories: Heide Barrenechea and the Berlin Stones

From the series: “Object Stories: Meet the Team”   For Heide Barrenechea, Head of the Humboldt Labor, the display case containing the Berlin stones embodies what On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin is all about. Positioned right at the entrance to...
OnWater Climate Change
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Society

Water from the Air – An Evening of Science, Art, and Hands-On Exploration

During the Long Night of Science on June 6, 2026, the Humboldt Labor opened its doors for an evening devoted entirely to atmospheric water. Under the title “Water from the Air: Fog, Clouds, and New Approaches to Water Harvesting,” talks,...
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OnWater Collection

Anja Walther and the Four-Fluke Anchor

From the series: “Object Stories: Meet the Team”   For Anja Walther the small nineteenth-century four-fluke boat anchor (grapnel) is emblematic of the eventful history of university collections in Berlin. In On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin, the museologist approaches the...