climate and man [Making of]

The first visitors: medical infusion bags explain current efforts concerning climate and environment. Photo: LWL/Egbert.

The opening of the exhibition. Photo: LWL.

Every single exhibit of the 800 objects is placed into the exhibtion. Photo: LWL.

Art objects are carefully put into the show cases and get illuminated. Photo: LWL.

The last exhibits are placed into the show cases. And then it is done. After the solemn opening the first visitors can be welcomed on May 30.

Mounting of a mammoth from Siberia in front of the scenery. Photo: LWL.

Via special transport Bofrost delivers deep frozen mammoth flesh to the museum. Photo: LWL.

Mounting of a siberian mammoth. Photo: LWL.

The mammoth from Ahlen (Germany) gets prepared for the journey to Herne. Photo: LWL.

The mammoths arrive: in Münster the mammoth from Ahlen (Germany) has been dismounted and prepared for the move to Herne. The mammoths from Siberia have already arrived in Herne and get mounted in front of the scenery.

In the exhibition hall a painted sky forms the background for the designed landscape. Photo: LWL.

1.6 Million years old remains from the world’s oldest fire from South Africa have arrived in the museum. Photo: S. Kuhn.

Which materials are suited best for the exhibition? – Decisions are made during a test. Photo: LWL.

The first exhibits have passed the customs service and are received by the museum. Photo: LWL.

It starts! Painters have painted a sky as a background for the landscape scenery, designers have chosen materials for the building of the exhibition and researchers receive the first exhibits.

Mammoth baby “Dima” in its box, ready for transport. Photo: LWL.

The ladies responsible for the realisation of the exhibition travelled as far as Jordan to get the exhibits in demand. P

A strong team: seven ladies are organising Germany’s so far biggest exhibition about climate. Photo: LWL.

During negotiations in Paris. Photo: LWL.

Seven women organize the so far biggest exhibition about climate in Germany. To negotiate about certain exhibits with the lenders they, for example, travel to Russia and Jordan.

The negotiations about the important exhibits partly took several years. Photo: LWL.

LWL-director Wolfgang Schäfer in front of the model of the exhibition during the first press conference. Photo: LWL.

In search for suited exhibits. Photo: LWL.

The scientists and the designer (left) during a conference about the concept of the exhibition. Photo: LWL.

The planning of the exhibition took five years.

Making of - From the Idea to the Exhibition