The call of the o'o. Nature under pressure

Exhibition and programming

The focus is on the natural history collection of the Allard Pierson Artis Library. Through an extensive exhibition and programming, Allard Pierson highlights the relationship between Western European man and nature from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Beautiful drawings, books and prints illustrate how nature has been researched and depicted by Western Europeans. And with what motives and values happened. Wonder, eagerness to learn, and admiration went hand in hand with submission, exhaustion and destruction of the environment. Why did humans place themselves outside nature for centuries? And don't we still do that?

Contemporary reflections

The exhibition also includes works by contemporary artists that tie in with historical stories. They make clear the impact of history on the present. In activities accompanying the exhibition, the museum, partners, and visitors will delve deeper into the state of science surrounding nature under pressure.